[mso] Re: Was: OT Grumble, now RANT
- From: "Greg Chapman" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 09:55:48 -0600
Yeah, you and your buying mates aren't being screwed by MS there. You're
being taken advantage of by that business. I can think of two ways you can
help this poor fellow and his company out of their problem. First, I'm
pretty sure that Microsoft is used to having its products misrepresented.
Happens all the time. I'm equally positive that they are extremely
sensitive to retailers using that sort of misrepresentation, too. In fact,
MS won't even bother to sell you a copy of 97 or a license for it. To back
that up, they do have programs in place to help retailers do something
smarter with those old version shrink wraps on their shelves AND one of
the things is to help them understand their costs are not in the box but
in the price of the license.
So, let Microsoft know about this retailer who is in serious need of
education, consult your local laws about that sort of misrepresentation
(in this case, they are knowledgeably misrepresenting the product and
that's really ugly) and take your money elsewhere. As a buyer, you have
that choice at the very least.
Greg Chapman
http://www.mousetrax.com
"Counting in binary is as easy as 01, 10, 11!
With thinking this clear, is coding really a good idea?"
> him, and his answer was: "Sir, just because you know the sign
> is inaccurate
> is no reason for me to take it down. It helps me sell Office
> 97 to people
> who want just parts of Office 2000. If the corporate office
> wants me to
> take it down, then I will."
>
> I wonder where he will be when the customers who buy Office
> 97 discover it
> is not as rich in features as Office 2000? I still say that
> is misleading!
>
> Robert
>
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