Microsoft closes Office beta service for Australians
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Microsoft closes Office beta service for Australians
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, Jul 31 2006 01:52 PM
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Posted 31 July 2006 - 01:52 PM
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Posted 31 July 2006 - 10:55 PM
They will charge us to test their software now?
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Posted 01 August 2006 - 03:16 AM
driffter, on Jul 31 2006, 03:55 PM, said:
They will charge us to test their software now?
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Posted 01 August 2006 - 04:02 AM
I can help with copies IF Anyone neeeds
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Posted 01 August 2006 - 06:32 AM
simon, on Jul 31 2006, 09:02 PM, said:
I can help with copies IF Anyone neeeds
Got mine a couplemonths ago- works great in Vista
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Posted 01 August 2006 - 07:50 AM
Wait wait, Microsoft gets thousands of people to test their software for free. Instead of Microsoft paying us they want us to pay them. WTF???
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Posted 01 August 2006 - 01:16 PM
I thought that was crazy. they have made us pay for s&h before but never to download it. I was asking my self who thought this up ?
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Posted 02 August 2006 - 05:14 AM
they can get stuffed, lol---we have to pay to do them a favour!?!?
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Posted 02 August 2006 - 06:24 PM
People who already downloaded it can still activate ?
Edited by vrosa x64, 02 August 2006 - 06:24 PM.
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Posted 03 August 2006 - 02:58 AM
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People who download the 2007 Microsoft Office system Beta 2 will be charged US$1.50 per download, beginning this Wednesday in the US at 6pm PDT, a Microsoft representative said.
"Since the end of May, Beta 2 has been downloaded more than 3 million times.... That's 500 percent more than what was expected," the representative said. "The fee helps offset the cost of downloading from the servers."
"Since the end of May, Beta 2 has been downloaded more than 3 million times.... That's 500 percent more than what was expected," the representative said. "The fee helps offset the cost of downloading from the servers."
You know, if only half the people download the next beta and pay for it, thats still 2.25 million dollars Microsoft gets for a expiring beta with bugs!!
I know BW doesn't cost that much! 
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Posted 03 August 2006 - 04:15 AM
I'm sure it dont. Its some1 new way to get more money thats all
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Posted 03 August 2006 - 11:21 PM
yep, money whores is what microsoft are....it really annoys me that we have to pay them to do them a favour :-(
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