I too, initially purchased the "special edition" to avoid purchasing the full Office upgrade. I promptly returned it after realizing that the Palm synchronization is hobbled in that version, too. (It says it in small print on the box). I bit the bullet and bought the upgrade to Office 2001.
A week later I found out that Microsoft was offering a "Technology Guarantee:" folks who purchased Office 2001 (including upgrades) within a certain date range would be eligible for a free upgrade to Office v.X. I had purchased it a week or two before the eligible dates. The happy ending, at least to this, is that after a quick phone call to the "Technology Guarantee" 800 number, they agreed to give me the free upgrade anyhow. I was pleasantly surprised. On 11/12/01 2:35 PM, "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 11:23:54 -0800 > Subject: AppleScript removed from Entourage SE > > I just spent some time on the telephone with someone trying to run one of my > Entourage scripts. He is running the special edition of Entourage that comes > with the Word/Entourage low-cost combo package. Working with him, we > discovered that support for AppleScript has been deliberately removed from > "Microsoft Entourage SE" and that support for Visual Basic has been removed > from the special edition of Word. > > It took some time with the scripts to find that it was not recognizing the > AE codes for Entourage. Then the fellow checked the packaging and found that > it does inform the user of the evisceration that has been performed on the > software. What it does not do is to alert the user to the <significance> of > that removal. I am appalled that Microsoft has foisted such a crippled > package on the world. Frankly, the primary reason I am using Entourage is > its superior scripting support; I'd probably be using some other, free > client (very likely Outlook Express or even Claris Emailer) if Entourage did > not have scripting. > > I have, unknowningly, recommended the special edition as a less expensive > (still $149, but not as much as the entire Office suite) way to get > Entourage. Now, I would definitely discourage anyone except the most casual > user of E-mail from buying that package. For that matter, I'd steer the > casual user to another mail client that does not cost so much. To me, > Entourage without scripting support is like a car without tires. > -- > Allen Watson, Portland, OR -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My web page: <http://home.earthlink.net/~allenwatson/> > Teach only love, for that is what you are. (A Course in Miracles) -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
