I just bought a computer where they made me pay $330 for those 5 programs, when my old computer I never had any of them had someone install xp on my computer and I had all 5 of them. What's with that?
2006-08-01 15:16:15 · 6 answers · asked by theboaster 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Professional Edition does NOT come with Microsoft Office included: word, outlook, excel, publisher. It only comes with a 60-day trial and then you are over.
Microsoft Windows 2000 or 98 did have Microsoft Office 98 installed, thats why you didn't had to buy those programs.
Nice question :)
2006-08-01 15:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows xp is completely separate. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Publisher and Access are called Microsoft Office.
2006-08-01 15:21:27 · answer #2 · answered by cda94 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, these are purchased seperatly from Windows. And if someone installed the OS on a computer for you, then they put them on seperate from the Windows. They NEVER come bundled with a new one, Microsoft would Lose Money that way, and God forbid MS would include it, no way, not happening, Bill would not go for it....... :-) Now www.openoffice.org has a completely free suite of compatible programs to MS Office, and it is just as Good if not better....
2006-08-01 15:22:22 · answer #3 · answered by Devil Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got Windows XP with my computer and it came with a 60 day free trail of anything Microsoft (word, excel, ect)... Kinda stupid and annoying, but the PC industry sucks and just wants money so I think they stopped having it come with
2006-08-01 15:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by stezynb56 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's how they make millions more bucks than they are already making-I was upset too when I got my new computer and it had xp but not those programs-bummer!!!
2006-08-01 15:22:15 · answer #5 · answered by SASSY PJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think so
2006-08-01 15:47:55 · answer #6 · answered by HOLMES 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋