...but I like to get my answer from somebody in India... If you knew the response, why bother? For God's sake (oh, sorry, I should leave HIM out here, HE's abused enough right now in current politics...), anyway, it's only a bloody piece of product that nobody HAS to buy...
Let's have some comic relief: Bill G. sucks... "Gregory Forster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : I knew that would exactly get the type of response it : did. You entirely miss the point. I am not belittling : anyone. I'd much rather prefer a doctor from India. : In fact if you examine the college and university : placement exams, America scores as the lowest in Math : and Science. It seems that the prime objective of : colleges and universities in America is indoctrination : in social agendas. What I am talking about is that : when dealing with a customer service issue on a : particular product you spent considerable amount of : money on and you are almost at the end of your rope : attempting to make it work, the last thing you need is : a language barrier. : : Maybe I am a bit miffed from my own experiences, or : should I say nightmares. I can very easily say that : I'm not the only one when I see, and bought, a Smart : Computing magazine headlined, "The Death of Technical : Support." : : "Knows his stuff." you say. Well, not with my : experiences at all. I have had, but not as often, : experiences with ill educated "technical support" : people here. : : Bluntly put, I'm trying to make the point that : OpenOffice first does not charge anything for either : the product OR technical support. Grant it, : OpenOffice support is not telephone based, but then : again you're not charged. When you post a question on : this forum, you may get answers from dozens of others. : I've never had any bad experiences and have had most : all of my questions answered by this users group. : : Greg : : --- "Max G. Kluth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : : > ... I rather deal with some YAHOO in India who knows : > his stuff (and, given a : > bit of language patience, they do) than a usually : > totally ignorant fool from : > Washington, DC (hey, might as well use that place, : > it fits beautifully; I : > just don't want to call it American, figure it out : > yourself). So much for : > maligning fine people in some other country that you : > don't seem to : > understand. : > : > "Gregory Forster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > in message : > : news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] : > : I had to add my two cents. : > : : > : Being so huge and monopolistic isn't so : > bothersome. : > : What bothers me is that they charge an exhorbitant : > : price for products that JUST DON'T WORK!!!!!!! : > : : > : Example: Windows 95 had FOUR DIFFERENT RELEASES!! : > : Microsoft insists that their first release of : > programs : > : do not have bugs. Then, when they issue a newer : > : version, even though everyone knows it's just a : > bug : > : fix, Microsoft does not call them bug fixes, : > rather : > : "software enhancements." It's bad enough that : > they : > : charge you such outragious prices "for permission : > to : > : use their software." Then, after a rediculous : > : "warranty" they charge you again an outragious : > price : > : for "extended support." : > : : > : It always frosted me that if you wanted help with : > : Windows for your brand new computer you just : > bought at : > : K-Mart, you weren't allowed to contact Microsoft. : > You : > : had to contact "where you bought your computer." : > Well, : > : never mind K-Mart. So you call the computer : > : manufacturer and who do you get? SOME YAHOO in : > INDIA : > : that you can't understand and can't understand : > you! : > : You want to know how to connect to the Internet : > and : > : he's telling you how to hook up your printer. : > : : > : In May 1998, I purchased Word Perfect Suite 8 : > : Professional. Microsoft Office was just too : > : expensive. Later, I discovered that a lot of what : > you : > : could do with Word Perfect, you just couldn't do : > with : > : Microsoft! : > : : > : Greg : === message truncated === --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
