Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

In reality, probably all I am getting is an added discount for 
requesting a PC without windows and no license. The PC in all 
probability is made no different. Gennerally I can get close to the 
retail value of win off the price.
Steve
On 2012-11-21 07:22, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Errr, but i always avoid removing a Windows even if i think i'll never use it or need it.  
> Apparently with Win8 it's going to be even more important to keep the OS that is installed by the 
> shop if you want to be able to return the machine for them to fix hardware issues.  At least if 
> it's on the machine you can set Grub to hide itself and boot straight into Windows.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
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> > ________________________________
> > From: Tom Davies <tomdavies04@yahoo.co.uk>
> > To: Don C. Myers <donmyers@myersfarm.com>; "users@global.libreoffice.org" 
> > <users@global.libreoffice.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 18:19
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?
> >
> >
> > Hi :)
> > If it's for myself i do very little to the Windows side except perhaps install Firefox and 
> > LibreOffice.  I just don't use Windows if i can possibly avoid it.  However if it's for a colleague 
> > or friend that's when i do loads to make it more usable.
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Don C. Myers <donmyers@myersfarm.com>
> > > To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 17:02
> > > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?
> > >
> > >
> > > On 11/20/2012 06:15 AM, James Knott wrote:
> > > > Don Myers wrote:
> > > > > I have never purchased a copy of Windows either. I only get it when it comes on a computer. 
> > > > > Microsoft charges computer companies less than what the public pays, but the last time I heard 
> > > > > anything it was something like $50 per computer that the computer companies pay Microsoft for 
> > > > > Windows. So we both do pay for it with  new computer.
> > > > And lets not forget the time bombed versions of Office that's included with many new computers.  
> > > > People start using it, and then, after a while, find they can't work with their own documents 
> > > > unless they pay for Office.
> > > The first
>   thing I do when I get a computer is to install Ubuntu as a dual boot system. The next thing I do 
> in Windows is to delete the trial version of MS Office.
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