mesh computers

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » January 23rd, 2008, 9:58

The two secretaries in my office are currently having training for Office 2007. First thing I did when it arrived on the Secretary's new machine was set everything to save things in 2003 mode, but from the little I've used it I don't like it. I know this is partly due to it being different, but it doesn't seem nearly as user-friendly.

Post by **fabyak** » January 23rd, 2008, 10:19

Nothing is where you expect it to be, it's naaaaaaaasty

which is why I installed it on my Fista partition

cheeseandham · Post by **cheeseandham** » January 23rd, 2008, 12:37

fabyak wrote:With the OEM you get it cheaper as you don't get the flashy box or anything (at least with other software and things anyway) but other than that the product will be exactly the same

Not entirely true.
Quite often OEM licenses are different to retail ones in that the retail licenses allow you to uninstall from one machine and reinstall on another whereas OEM is licensed for the (new) PC only.
Now that's not maybe a huge problem with some products, but with ones with activation like Fista and Office, it might present a small problem.
Legal - you aren't following the license.
Technical - They might fayl your activation

Now I'm not saying this is going to happen (if you ring Microsoft they'll probably help you, they have with us) but I thought it was worth mentioning.

eion · Post by **eion** » January 23rd, 2008, 14:52

fabyak wrote:Nothing is where you expect it to be, it's naaaaaaaasty

Pffft, having used it since it was in beta I now much prefer it. It's hard when I have to go back to Office 2003.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » January 23rd, 2008, 14:55

eion wrote: It's hard when I have to go back to Office 2003.

O RLY?

eion · Post by **eion** » January 23rd, 2008, 15:06

Lateralus wrote:
O RLY?

YA RLY

thewombleofdeath · Post by **thewombleofdeath** » January 23rd, 2008, 17:09

fabyak wrote:Nothing is where you expect it to be, it's naaaaaaaasty

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