____ Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Google Docs ftw. Even if the ruling is overturned, they are still taking a hit during the time of this apparent ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2PM Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Glad I got word before this. Wow. :| "Let your anger be as a monkey in a piñata... hiding amongst the candy... hoping the kids don't break through with the stick." - Master Tang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 It's the end of word processing as we know it! 2257AD.TUMBLR.COM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 What are they gonna do, yank it off my computer? You can keep it if you've already bought it, but they're not allowed to sell new copies. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 What are they gonna do, yank it off my computer? You can keep it if you've already bought it, but they're not allowed to sell new copies. It's only effective in a little less than 60 days. I suggest that you go ahead and buy Word while you can if you don't already have it. What sucks is that my school will probably delete Word from all their computers thinking that it's illegal. Then, they're going to replace it with some inferior program that takes a while to load and is hard to use. :thumbdown: SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racheya Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 You'd be surprised at the quality of free alternatives out there. I tell you if schools stopped paying for Windows products and bought Open Office-- oh wait it's free! They'd have a helluva lot more money to spend. I edit for the [Tip.It Times]. I rarely write in [My Blog]. I am an [Ex-Moderator]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastyGangsta Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 You'd be surprised at the quality of free alternatives out there. I tell you if schools stopped paying for Windows products and bought Open Office-- oh wait it's free! They'd have a helluva lot more money to spend. That depends whether the school computers have enough RAM to run the JavaVM all the time while doing other things (like using IE which also consumes more RAM). Then they have to either upgrade each computer or just stick to Word. Disclaimer: I can't remember if OO launches the full Java program or just bits and pieces, but I do know that's what most of the software is coded in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albel Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Intresting to say the least. I have open office and I like it. Only thing I need now is a power point system for my computer, the I'll be set 8-) [hide=Quotes]Albel/JustinAlbel doesn't say anything anymore, just comes in, leaves an arrow and vanishes into the night :(Probablypractising some euphoniumYou nearly had me fooled, you fooler youEuphonium/10.9/10. To me, always associate Albel with musical stuff in OT.Everyone with a goatee and glasses is Albel now.lmfao albel m8 wat r u doin, hi though. [/hide][hide=Runescape Achievements]99 firemaking(2007), 99 woodcutting(2008), 99 fletching(2009), 99 magic(2010), 99 cooking(2010), 99 farming(2011), 99 construction(2011), 99 runecrafting(2012), 99 Hunter (2014), 99 ranged (2015), 99 HP (2015), 99 Slayer (2015), 99 attack (2015) 99 Defense (2015) 99 Prayer (2015) 99 Summoning (2015) 99 Strength(2015) 99 Herblore (2015) 99 Dungeoneering (2017) 99 Mining (2017) 99 Crafting (2017) 99 Smithing (2017) 99 Thieving (2017) 99 invention (2017) 99 Fishing (2018), 99 Divination (2018), 99 Agility (2018), MAXED (05/17/2018)[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furah Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 You'd be surprised at the quality of free alternatives out there. I tell you if schools stopped paying for Windows products and bought Open Office-- oh wait it's free! They'd have a helluva lot more money to spend. The whole reason they use it is because alot of jobs will require you to use Microsoft Office. My friend wants to get into video editing for a company, they told him that he has to be able to use a certain program on a Mac. If I wanted to get into photo editing alot of places would require me to be qualified in using Photoshop. Steam | PM me for BBM PIN Nine naked men is a technological achievement. Quote of 2013. PCGamingWiki - Let's fix PC gaming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I got office 2007 free at uni. Guess I should download it again and burn it to a CD :-D "Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world."Abraham Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawks Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 You'd be surprised at the quality of free alternatives out there. I tell you if schools stopped paying for Windows products and bought Open Office-- oh wait it's free! They'd have a helluva lot more money to spend. My school did that. And then expected their students to complete a PowerPoint class without having the PowerPoint program. Plus the computers are complete crap and can't run it and whoever installed it limited the size of its cache so you can't open any templates. imo Open Office is crap and needs at least a few years to get up to par. I was more angry about the fact that the school will pay for a site license for PS (when GIMP is just as good and almost identical) but not for MS Office which is pretty much required knowledge when you get a job in any sort of business. sig by Soa.....tip.it times.....art & mediadeviantart/flickr/last.fm/steam/twitter/tumblr/youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 OO isn't crap, from you just wrote the school tech admin butchered the install by limiting the software. And, if the computers can't run OO, that just makes me think the computers are [cabbage] too. How old are they? Specs? Even my pc from like 15 years ago can run OO, granted it is slow as hell, but it still runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawks Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Not sure on specs, they're running XP and are around 5 years old. Will see if I can get specs when school starts, for laughs. sig by Soa.....tip.it times.....art & mediadeviantart/flickr/last.fm/steam/twitter/tumblr/youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinoking Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 LOL? At least they got Microsoft Works....oh wait. Professors hate Works. I am Teh_King[My dA][My Last.FM][My Twitter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElkNight Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Haha. :lol: That shows Microsoft. 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavi Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 OpenOffice is free, Windows compatible and lighter/more efficient than Word. It also supports all formats Word does. There is no reason to pay for a commercial version. Amen. OO isn't crap, from you just wrote the school tech admin butchered the install by limiting the software. And, if the computers can't run OO, that just makes me think the computers are [cabbage] too. How old are they? Specs? Even my pc from like 15 years ago can run OO, granted it is slow as hell, but it still runs. I run OOo on my 11 year old laptop, runs decently. And speaking from experience, PS blows GIMP out of the water in just about everything it does except for price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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