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M$ Office X is a turd

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pkd_lives:
I have to say the supply of M$ software is a barrier to me. I will not buy a computer with IE - at least I don't want to. If they removed that and offered something worthwhile instead I might already have a Mac.

psyjax:

quote:Originally posted by Linux Frank:
I have to say the supply of M$ software is a barrier to me. I will not buy a computer with IE - at least I don't want to. If they removed that and offered something worthwhile instead I might already have a Mac.
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Ummm... dude. Just drag it to the trash like I did. Install Chimera, it's the fastest thing in the universe. The Mac dosn't come integrated with IE, it's just a regular program. trash it and it's gone.

So go get that Mac already!  :D

Calum:
is it free? or do you pay for it by buying a mac? what's the point in paying for a program you will trash? microsoft still get the money...

pkd_lives:

quote:Originally posted by Calum:
... microsoft still get the money...
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That there is kinda my problem. I thought you'd all realised by now that I can get incredibly anal about giving my hard earned to M$ in any way. And here is my ignorance showing through, but are you 100% sure that nothing is left (no files put somewhere that no-one knows about - or with Apples permisssion.

I was in the Mac store just down the road and I was laughing my socks off when the assistant was pointing out that I can get $200 off the price of of M$ office for the OS X. I pointed out that I am currently using Linux and that I would sooner have my genitals scrapped with a cheese grater than use anything from M$ - I got the standard US sales clerk look - you know then one that makes them look like someone is subtly trying to strangle them, he really couldn't deal with the statement.

However - If you can show me that M$ get nothing from a purchase of a Mac then I will have no problems reconsidering. I am thinking of buying a Dell and a Mac. Gotta save though - because I would really really like a G4 notebook with Superdrive.

[ December 13, 2002: Message edited by: Linux Frank ]

psyjax:
M$ get's no money from mac sales.

IE is included as part of a stock deal several years ago. M$ ownes a whole bunch of non-voteing Apple stock. So I spose, if you make apple richer M$ et's oney thrugh stocks... but M$ also owns stock in dreamworks, NBC, as well as several hardware manufaturers etc. So chances are you already end up paying M$ inderectly anyway.

This is a moot point. OSX is a solid OS, and like linux is very protected. For a program to leave running processes when you logout or restart it would need to somehow be wired up to the kernel.

If you are really paranoid about IE leaving files, open up System->librarys->Application Support and trash the prefs file.

That's it. IE is gone.

I use Chimera, put together by the mozilla grupe. Excelent browser.

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