*dives* i didn't mean any offence.. i just don't like using microsoft on my macintosh. but you're right - there are bonuses of Mac Office... like the dudey lil Mac assistant in Office 98.. Maybe i'll keep that around. :)
---------- From: Andy G Sent: 16 February 2004 22:56 To: PCI PowerMacs Subject: [PCI] controversial views?? On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:18:56 -0000, David P <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to "de-Microsoft" my Mac... Ok - I'm going to stick my neck out here, I foretell much sucking of breath and muttering in the dark corners of the [PCI] list but to Hell with it ;) I'm a firm believer in using the best application for the job. If this means using an M$ app then so be it. As far as I'm concerned one of the best things that M$ has ever done is the Office suite. I'm not talking the extended bloatware that the new Office 11 has become but the key apps - Excel, Powerpoint, Word & Outlook. In a nutshell they do what they say on the tin and are the industry standard for business apps, and for a good reason. If I was in the enviable position of being a manager of an office/company full of macs I would insist on using Office for Mac, not only from a compatablility with Wintel but from a familiarity and reliability perspective. I have, and I can proabably safely say that I will always be an avid fan of Macs (I saw a lonely LC475 in a recycling bin today and only didn't manage to take it home due to the looks I was getting from my other half - I still have a room full of legacy hardware that I'm trying to find good homes for!) but if the tools I need to do the job are from the 'competition' then I'll use 'em. (People should also not forget that M$ has 'supported' Apple finacially in the past (by choice or not) and if they hadn't ported Office to the Mac OS then Apple would have died a long time ago) A. <ducks> -- "The more you expect of others, the more frustrated you become when they fail to live up to your expectations." -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-power macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
