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cinek
20-12-10, 13:23
Great news if you ask me. Had enough of going through the validation :censored: every time I wanted to dl a template or something lol

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/microsoft-quietly-shuts-down-office-genuine-advantage-program/2798
Josh
20-12-10, 15:00
Yeah so glad.
Zaim
21-12-10, 03:35
Cool, good news, I find it very annoying
jason
21-12-10, 08:20
What could be next :)
cinek
21-12-10, 09:28
free M$ office for all :thumb:
Tainted
21-12-10, 09:48
It should be built into the OS anyway for free!

:)
cinek
21-12-10, 10:16
I think outlook, powerpoint, excel & word should be. The rest could come at a small charge
jbromley
22-12-10, 11:49
They are actually working on a "limited" version of office to be cloud based freebie, then charge for "full version".
alexnifty
22-12-10, 14:34
I think outlook, powerpoint, excel & word should be. The rest could come at a small charge

They can't do that for the same reason that they now have to offer everyone a choice of browser in a splash screen.
waba
22-12-10, 14:37
but then they could offer the bsasics in the splash screen too
El Wayneo
22-12-10, 14:39
They can't do that for the same reason that they now have to offer everyone a choice of browser in a splash screen.

I know thats just stoopid.

Hello this is MICROSOFT Windows 7, heres are internet Explorer, then everyone else is;

Whaaaaaaaat!!! you can't have just YOUR OWN internet explorer in YOUR OWN operating system.

Just stupid.

Nevermind that IE is crap anyway.
Pancake
22-12-10, 14:47
I know thats just stoopid.

Hello this is MICROSOFT Windows 7, heres are internet Explorer, then everyone else is;

Whaaaaaaaat!!! you can't have just YOUR OWN internet explorer in YOUR OWN operating system.

Just stupid.

Nevermind that IE is crap anyway.

That never even worked, as you still have IE there in the install, the browser choice in an update. Whenever i install 7 i just close it down and do what i like.
Smifis
22-12-10, 14:54
About time!

I've had enough issues with that i went back to 2007.
Snakedoc
22-12-10, 14:59
I have never had an issue with it but one less level of security like this has to be good for the consumer.
alexnifty
22-12-10, 15:03
I know thats just stoopid.

Hello this is MICROSOFT Windows 7, heres are internet Explorer, then everyone else is;

Whaaaaaaaat!!! you can't have just YOUR OWN internet explorer in YOUR OWN operating system.

Just stupid.

Nevermind that IE is crap anyway.

Have to disagree with you here (I agree IE is crap). Bundling programmes into the OS is Monopolistic and prevents competition. It was MS building IE into Windows which killed Netscape for example.