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- From: ozcomert@wam.umd.edu (John Ozcomert)
- Subject: Gateway 2000 and Word for Windows 2.0b
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.153415.28514@wam.umd.edu>
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- Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:34:15 GMT
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- Fellow netters:
-
- Allow me to vent my frustration at Gateway 2000, and ask fellow Gateway
- owners to complain with me.
-
- Okay. When I bought my system, I chose Word for Windows as my software option.
- Two months later, I heard from a friend that Microsoft was distributing
- version 2.0b to correct bugs in version 2.0a, which I received from Gateway.
- After talking with the folks at Microsoft, I learned I would have to get all
- upgrades through Gateway. (there are no registration numbers associated
- with the disks and manuals I received) No problem, thought I. A call to
- Gateway informed me that they expected version 2.0b in mid-October, and
- that a call to their add-on section would get me an upgrade at that time.But
- this morning, I was told by the add-on section that GW would not be distributing
- 2.0b, and that 2.0a was still being shipped with new orders.
- The bottom line is this: although a good deal is apparent when one obtains
- this program through GW 2000, you are something less than a full fledged
- registered owner. I am in the process of trying to get through on their
- phone line to scream at someone, but needed to get this off my chest.
- Thanks for listening.
- -John
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