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Darn!!! people have to pay to test software for them? If they cannot afford the bandwidth to get so many people to download, and they think they have enough beta users, they should just cut off the beta! I dont understand such decision. haven't they have had enough bad press?
1 posted on 07/30/2006 11:05:56 PM PDT by MaxxTotal
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To: MaxxTotal

The Test Drive System supports the following:

Windows 98, 2000 and XP
Internet Explorer 5.5 and later


2 posted on 07/30/2006 11:09:47 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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So this is just charge for the donwnload?


3 posted on 07/30/2006 11:12:56 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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Guess I gotta go download Office Beta now.


4 posted on 07/30/2006 11:18:24 PM PDT by kingu (Yeah, I'll vote in 2006, just as soon as a party comes along who listens.)
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To: MaxxTotal

Microsoft sucks so much they could sell vacuums.


5 posted on 07/30/2006 11:39:27 PM PDT by Triggerhippie (Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.)
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My guess is that this is for purpose of putting a credit card number with your download and confirming who you are.


7 posted on 07/31/2006 12:35:52 AM PDT by Revel
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OpenOffice (the free version) and StarOffice (small fee, support) are pretty good, and they work with M$ files (even for the presentation software).

http://www.openoffice.org/


8 posted on 07/31/2006 12:42:25 AM PDT by familyop ("Either you're with us, or you're with the terrorists." --President Bush)
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Darn!!! people have to pay to test software for them?

This is news? Beta software is all MS has ever sold.

10 posted on 07/31/2006 1:23:00 AM PDT by tsomer
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