On 04/12/2007 03:00 PM, PSC Inc wrote: > Sorry hewnix: > I do not know where you got your information, but you are incorrect. > Outlook comes as part of even the most basic version of OFFICE, not the > operating system. Again, MS OUTLOOK is part of OFFICE, not Windows.
Umm... it's *not* included in MS Home & Student, Small Business, Office Professional or Ultimate: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX101635841033.aspx By itself, Outlook is $109, prices are here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/FX101754511033.aspx > > OUTLOOK EXPRESS, on the other hand, IS bundled with Windows, and is the > default e-mail client unless you select another. Windows prompts you for a > decision when you install another e-mail program like Opera, Firefox, > Mozilla etc. Evolution *is* bundled with my linux OS distro. Cost $0 > > Why do I know this? Because I have been using MS Office products since day > one. I am considering a switch to OpenOffice 2.2 (have just downloaded it > today) but cannot make the switch until I find a reasonable equivalent for > Outlook, which, BTW, also contains calendar and contact functions, Tasks and > Notes functions as well as it's usual use as email client. I and my > business would be lost without Outlook. IMHO, YMMV. > > Best, > WJS You might want to compare based on standalone prices: Microsoft Office Access 2007 $229 OpenOffice Base $0 Microsoft Office Excel 2007 $229 OpenOffice Calc $0 Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 $109.95 Evolution & other OSS $0 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 $229 OpenOffice Impress $0 Microsoft Office Word 2007 $229 OpenOffice Write $0 If by suite: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 $149 (Word, PP, Excel) OpenOffice $0 (Write, Impress, Calc, Draw, Base) If you want MS Office w/Access:[1] Microsoft Office Professional 2007 $499 [1] I find Access considerably more sophisticated than Base, then again Base hasn't had millions of dollars & thousands of programers dedicated to it's development. However I prefer other OSS relational databases anyway. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
