[AccessD] OFFICE 2007 BETA to start CHARGING small fee todownload

Now ask me what I think of Microsoft Automatic Updates and the amount of 
data you need to regularly download to keep Windows and Office secure :-(

On 29 Jul 2006 at 20:02, William Hindman wrote:

> ....oowwwwweeeeeeee! :((
> 
> William
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
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> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] OFFICE 2007 BETA to start CHARGING small fee 
> todownload
> 
> 
> > On 29 Jul 2006 at 10:59, MartyConnelly wrote:
> >
> >> For you starving students out there.
> >>
> >> Woodyswatch has stated that there will be a $1.50 fee to download
> >> each of the Office 2007 Betas starting 6PM PST Aug 2.
> >
> > Big deal....
> >
> >> The downloads are between 500MB for Office to 250MB for MS Project
> >
> > That would cost me between $150 and $75 in download charges. What's 
> > another
> > $1.50?
> >
> > And it would be twice as much if I, like most people in PNG, was using
> > dial- up and also paying phone connection charges (I'm one of "lucky" ones
> > who can get a 128Kb radiolink for only $200 per month - plus of course the
> > $0.30 per Mb )
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Stuart
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-- 
Stuart