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Breakfast again?
Why do all your post begin with something like "I was just talking to my MS rep about this over breakfast this morning."? Do you sleep with him/her? I don't know how anyone could ever take you serious?
Posted by: ShadeTree   Posted on: 12/18/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Small accounts, no big deal  Mike Cox | 12/18/03
Another hilarious Satire from Mike  nucrash | 12/18/03
How come Mike Cox is always first?  Jomo_z | 12/18/03
When you use MS products you are always ahead.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
Ahead of what?  Squawkbox | 12/18/03
of everyone else when to comes to beg for money  nucrash | 12/18/03
re: How come Mike Cox is always first?  stephen732@... | 12/18/03
Breakfast again?  ShadeTree | 12/18/03
SHHHHH don't tell anyone  Squawkbox | 12/18/03
i was actually thinking  ryusen | 12/18/03
Get a clue...  MalumRegnat | 12/18/03
NASDAQ (tech stocks) is %40 for year, MS up 0%  km4hr@... | 12/18/03
why?  stephen732@... | 12/18/03
MS Rep or bag man  halmin | 12/18/03
Using inferior software will cost more in the end.  pa2004 | 12/18/03
Yer right..M$ Office is looking like it costs a bundle!  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/18/03
I agree about the inferior software part costing more  nucrash | 12/18/03
"Much lower productivity"  IT_User | 12/18/03
Cost will be zero...  ordaj@... | 12/18/03
Everything 90% of people need is in OpenOffice  agramont@... | 12/18/03
OK, where's the remaining 10%  nucrash | 12/18/03
The wrong tool for the job  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/18/03
Tool choice is  Update victim | 12/18/03
Correct, check the  Update victim | 12/18/03
Exactly!  michael-t | 12/18/03
lower productivity?  NemesisNL | 12/19/03
Now M$ Office is finished!!!  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/18/03
Way to go OpenOffice!  prime21 | 12/18/03
OpenOffice = MS Office of 6 years ago???  James T. Kirk | 12/18/03
Office versions  voska | 12/18/03
I agree  el1jones | 12/18/03
You're right - MS needs to change its tune  IT_User | 12/18/03
Office 2003  vfrvtec | 12/18/03
Can't fool me  Bill4 | 12/18/03
What happened to the export as PDF feature of Office 97  Richard Flude | 12/18/03
Doesn't have Clippy !!!!  vandamme | 02/04/05
Does ZDNet troll?  Anton Philidor | 12/18/03
It's about timing  IT_User | 12/18/03
Microsoft vs Microsoft  Anton Philidor | 12/18/03
No, it works fine  IT_User | 12/18/03
OO - A disruptive technology?  snorthover@... | 12/19/03
If they have low requirements, its a good deal.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
This is intriguing!  IT_User | 12/18/03
I can only speak of our use...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
What, no replies???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
I've found that OO and MS Office work together very well  voska | 12/18/03
I prefer to have one tool that does the job.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
I agree, would be nice  voska | 12/18/03
I agree, competition is always good.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
I agree. If not open office then stick with office97.  jjon2121 | 12/18/03
Yup, as long as your needs are limited.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
Sure if there were such thing  IT_User | 12/18/03
I do agree there, no one tool does it all.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
power point works great in OO  JWatson77 | 12/18/03
I think I understand  IT_User | 12/18/03
As I said,  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
"What corporate use is all about"  IT_User | 12/18/03
It really does boil down to what your needs are  NemesisNL | 12/19/03
How about StarOffice?  michael-t | 12/18/03
No one said it was useless.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
I have to know...  Laff | 12/18/03
Well, for starters.....  James T. Kirk | 12/18/03
Suggestion, comedy is hard, don't quit the day job.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
Oh come on, I thought it was pretty good!  James T. Kirk | 12/18/03
Ah, thinking without prior approval again huh.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
The answer will be a long time coming  Taz_z | 12/18/03
Gee, 15 minutes is a 'long time"???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
TAZ, where did you go?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
Automation & Customization  chrichton99 | 12/18/03
You're right, it can't even come close.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
Does it need to?  Jomo_z | 12/18/03
As I said, OO works for limited needs.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
That's the *real* problem  Jomo_z | 12/18/03
Yeah, we got caught in that one!  IT_User | 12/18/03
That's too bad  chrichton99 | 12/18/03
I'm reporting what happened  IT_User | 12/18/03
Sounds like you need to hire better people.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
Actually, that's they did, eventually  IT_User | 12/18/03
Actually Open Office Can do that  voska | 12/18/03
I found that building...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
So True  voska | 12/18/03
Yes, but....  Jomo_z | 12/18/03
See my reply to IT User.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
Pls Explain  michael-t | 12/18/03
See my above posts...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
You should say "typical" requirements.  DonnieBoy | 12/21/03
Ok, and this is a bad thing... ?  BitTwiddler | 12/18/03
For shame  IT_User | 12/18/03
Unless of course you do need it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
I keep hearing about how users don't use many features of office  JoeMama_z | 12/18/03
Here's the thing:  chrichton99 | 12/18/03
Exactly!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
You know  voska | 12/18/03
More to it...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
hey, if you need it...  ryusen | 12/18/03
I would  JoeMama_z | 12/18/03
Top management's position?  IT_User | 12/18/03
It's universal distribution  IT_User | 12/18/03
I could make an argument...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
Go back to joemama's dilemma  IT_User | 12/18/03
what job function would that be?  JoeMama_z | 12/18/03
Some of us have jobs  IT_User | 12/18/03
WHY?!?!?  NemesisNL | 12/19/03
We are keeping Offcie, but  rkadowns | 12/18/03
you forget "I lov you"  JWatson77 | 12/18/03
What to choose  TooLongInTheBiz | 12/18/03
But they are.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
Careful what you wish for...  first last | 12/18/03
Amen!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/03
OO vrs MS Office  nite_w0lf | 12/18/03
look to the titles  JoeMama_z | 12/18/03
we need a businesses reason  JWatson77 | 12/18/03
Sticking with MS Ofc2k for now  FilledOut | 12/21/03

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