On 11/25/02 12:55 PM, Allen Watson wrote: >>> I like to think of buying Office X as "Buy Entourage and get Word, Excel, >>> PowerPoint for free." :) :) :)
>> :) That's good. I like that promotional strategy. (And, it sounds about >> right as for my "time on task" allocations.) > How come you are still using E2001, then? I was just referring to Dennis' "Buy Entourage and get Word, Excel, PowerPoint for free" statement regarding Office, not to the "X" part specifically. I use those other apps so rarely, and bought Office 2001 because I really liked Outlook Express and wanted the new features of Entourage. So I was just "yoohoo-ing" that marketing comment, because I did just that. That's all. I still use E2001 because I don't need OS X, nor do I want it (nor do I want to buy replacement apps for it.) I am soooo fine with OS 9.1 that I won't even upgrade to 9.2 -- I've done that twice and both times had to step back down. Don't get me wrong...I love the aqua interface stuff, and I've used X on others' machines, including Office X. I have reached some sort of Zen-ful stasis with my system, for the first time since 1984 (when Virginia Tech made freshmen buy a Lisa!) and I just can't ... I can't ... (weeping now) ... I won't do it. :) I'm a die-hard Mac guy, which has ended friendships and caused bloodshed. But, I just can't get behind another hype session. 1. I'm not "bleeding edge" enough to have paid X much attention (except being constantly annoyed by others about it...which is causing an "X" vs "classic" split akin to the "Win" vs "Mac" split). 2. I'm not "cutting edge" enough to want it in its update-per-week stage. 3. I'm not "on the edge" enough to make my wife want to kill me for spending more than I did two years ago to get all new Macs for the house and the office. My work half a day is Linux/Apache and that is just enough *nix. The other half of the day is FileMaker development on 9.1, FM5. Some of you guys are probably in fields that require a "most current" level of Mac-dom. I'm not. And I consider those who ran (for whatever reasons of marketing or Freudian syndrome ;) to X as valuable as the first astronauts. Really. FWIW (not much)... I'm the kind of guy who still uses: a Mac Plus (my recipe server in the kitchen); an SE30 (my X10 server, with HyperCard); a PPC7500 (my print server for connecting USB macs to my LaserWriters); my PowerBook 190c (slightly suped over time) is still my preferred banger for travel and I've logged an average of 145 travel days per year since 1995 (and my PowerBook got shot by machine gun fire in Sarajevo, and it still works fine, after the case was replaced by Apple -- free! because of known defects in the plastic); my niece and nephew still fire up the LCII and play games when they're over; and my Apple-staff signed Mac Plus is more secure than the life insurance policy. And the box of assorted Apple gadgets keeps finding uses. See ya. And Happy Thanksgiving to you Allen, and everyone. Gary -- Do not reply via email. Incoming replies are auto-deleted. Please post directly to the list or newsgroup. Thank you! Really need direct? Rot me at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lbhe fhowrpg zhfg ortva "abgwhax:" (ab dhbgrf) Avpr gb zrrg lbh! Qba'g fcnz zr. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
