[mso] Re: Was: OT Grumble, now RANT

  • From: Robert Carneal <carnealr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 21:08:23 -0600

He -was- located in Owensboro.  Someone has already beat you and I to this. 
The store is facing a liable suit, and the entire computer repair 
department was let go en-masse. The sales people for the electronics 
department was also let go, though I somewhat suspect they had the least to 
do with it, if anything.

The new manager wanted to know if I reported them to Microsoft, and I said 
"Not yet. Should I?" Heh, heh.

The lawyers defending the store want to talk to him and he has disappeared.

So someone beat us. Thanks for the offer.

Robert


At 12:28 AM 10/29/2003, you wrote:
> >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!
>
>I'd be happy to see that he's enlighten if you wanna tell me where they're
>located!<vbeg>
>
>
>Dian D. Chapman
>Technical Consultant,
>Microsoft MVP & Instructor
>
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of Robert Carneal
>Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 7:45 AM
>To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [mso] Was: OT Grumble, now RANT
>
><Copy from Dian>
>  >Why can't a Word doc created in 2000 be opened in 97?
>
>Because as technology improves, so does the way of doing things and "old
>ideas and old technology" are let go for the better improvements. 97 wasn't
>a very good version. Why limit 2000 users and force them to NOT improve what
>they can do for the sake of those who are using older technology?
>
>How many folks really card whether they can open a 2000 doc in 97? Not many.
><End copy>
>
>Dian-
>
>I +wholeheartedly+ agree that a document created (or last edited) in Word
>2000 or higher should NOT be made to adhere to Word 97. I am with you 100
>percent. I agree that a tiny few will want to open a Word 2000 document in
>Word 97, a very tiny few.  Of course, it is easy to save a document as plain
>text, and open that in an earlier version, but that is not the point here.
>
>What I do +not+ like is the fact our local Staples store has a sign beside
>the Office 97 products is that the two are interchangeable, but you gain
>"more functions" to use at your disposal in Office 2000. I think the manager
>is mis-leading or he was mis-informed. I tried to explain it to 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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