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Paul Hustedt
Okay, Powerpoint DOES have the reputation for not being a particularly
difficult piece of software to use, but does that really excuse Microsoft
from NOT including a printed reference manual with the software? One would
expect, having paid $200 for the stand alone version of Powerpoint 2003, that
the company would at least do you the service of including printed reference
content. Failing that, the reference documents should at least have been
included as part of the typicaln software installation, but apparently, one
has to be connected and online to be able to access ANY sort of assistance
with this program. So now, I have to sit and wait for microsoft's servers to
decide to grace me with the documentation that should by rights have been
included as part of the (now not worth it) purchase price. I'm now required
to be tethered to the computer to learn how this software operates, I can't
'read the book' when I'm not in front of it, and I won't have access to any
reference materials unless I have an available internet connection.
I'm digusted. Its because of things like this that I am not surprised that
people seek out alternatives to microsoft products and/or pirate their
software. When a company charges so much for a basic piece of software and
then can't be bothered to even supply support materials as part of the
physically purchased product, is it REALLY a wonder that people will seek out
ways to circumvent paying for these products?
difficult piece of software to use, but does that really excuse Microsoft
from NOT including a printed reference manual with the software? One would
expect, having paid $200 for the stand alone version of Powerpoint 2003, that
the company would at least do you the service of including printed reference
content. Failing that, the reference documents should at least have been
included as part of the typicaln software installation, but apparently, one
has to be connected and online to be able to access ANY sort of assistance
with this program. So now, I have to sit and wait for microsoft's servers to
decide to grace me with the documentation that should by rights have been
included as part of the (now not worth it) purchase price. I'm now required
to be tethered to the computer to learn how this software operates, I can't
'read the book' when I'm not in front of it, and I won't have access to any
reference materials unless I have an available internet connection.
I'm digusted. Its because of things like this that I am not surprised that
people seek out alternatives to microsoft products and/or pirate their
software. When a company charges so much for a basic piece of software and
then can't be bothered to even supply support materials as part of the
physically purchased product, is it REALLY a wonder that people will seek out
ways to circumvent paying for these products?