WTF! I spend 3k on a comp and dont get Microsoft Word... [Archive]

BigMacUser

Jun 16, 2006, 02:34 PM

Or anything else? what the work processing app. on this computer? I just got a MBP and I can dins it...an the thing onlt came with a 30 day trial of this software! WHAT? I am pised...

plinden

Jun 16, 2006, 02:43 PM

I just got a MBP and I can dins it...
Pardon? I'm usually pretty good at understanding what people mean even with spelling mistakes, but "dins"? I'm not trying to be snide or rude, just curious as to what you mean.

an the thing onlt came with a 30 day trial of this software! WHAT? I am pised...
No, you don't get MS Office bundled with it. If you don't want to pay the $100-$150 your school sells the Student and Teachers edition for, you can use OpenOffice.

skunk

Jun 16, 2006, 02:43 PM

You can download OpenOffice or NeoOffice for free. Safari has a spell-checker, too.

Fearless Leader

Jun 16, 2006, 02:45 PM

Or anything else? what the work processing app. on this computer? I just got a MBP and I can dins it...an the thing onlt came with a 30 day trial of this software! WHAT? I am pised...

well you shouldn't be....

Hmm if you were apple corp. would you want to cut a couple hundred dollars of profit from each computer.

Also does dell, gateway, hp, yata yata give you office? NO!

you probly don't realize this but text edit can read and write to .doc (word format) documents.

iGary

Jun 16, 2006, 02:46 PM

Or anything else? what the work processing app. on this computer? I just got a MBP and I can dins it...an the thing onlt came with a 30 day trial of this software! WHAT? I am pised...

Text Edit...it edits text. :rolleyes:

chaosbunny

Jun 16, 2006, 02:53 PM

Or anything else? what the work processing app. on this computer? I just got a MBP and I can dins it...an the thing onlt came with a 30 day trial of this software! WHAT? I am pised...

If I would have bought a 17" MBP just for word I would be pised too. If you do not want it, dins it to me please!:rolleyes:

CanadaRAM

Jun 16, 2006, 02:55 PM

Or anything else? what the work processing app. on this computer? I just got a MBP and I can dins it...an the thing onlt came with a 30 day trial of this software! WHAT? I am pised...
WTF. I bought a new house, and when I opened up the garage door there was NO CAR in it !?!? I just paid $450,000 for this house and the only thing it came with was appliances - HTF am I supposed to drive to work! I am p!$$=d///

bokdol

Jun 16, 2006, 02:56 PM

Text Edit...it edits text. :rolleyes:

and open word docs too

WTF. I bought a new house, and when I opened up the garage door there was NO CAR in it !?!? I just paid $450,000 for this house and the only thing it came with was appliances - HTF am I supposed to drive to work! I am p!$$=d///

almost shat in my pants lol

Jovian9

Jun 16, 2006, 03:22 PM

So you spent $3k on a computer and did not even bother reading what all software came with it...................................

ChrisWB

Jun 16, 2006, 03:26 PM

WTF. I bought a new house, and when I opened up the garage door there was NO CAR in it !?!? I just paid $450,000 for this house and the only thing it came with was appliances - HTF am I supposed to drive to work! I am p!$$=d///
14 day return policy if the house was not BTO.

tdhurst

Jun 16, 2006, 03:38 PM

Bern

Jun 16, 2006, 03:50 PM

uberpenguin

Jun 16, 2006, 03:58 PM

Ummm does anyone else think that if he doesn't already own Office (office 2004 may I remind you, it's several years old...) that he doesn't really need it anyway, and if it's just for word why wouldn't he use openoffice unless he's some sort of newb who doesn't realize that there are many microsoft alternatives out there...

Placeholder

Jun 16, 2006, 03:59 PM

I was having such a bad day today so far... but after reading this post I'm laughing so hard that I'm crying! (Not at your MS problems... just at all the "dinsing")

discoforce

Jun 16, 2006, 04:16 PM

I was having such a bad day today so far... but after reading this post I'm laughing so hard that I'm crying! (Not at your MS problems... just at all the "dinsing")

Me too :p

A quick search online suggests the OP was referring to the Harvard jazz and acapella group: Din & Tonics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dins), but I'm not getting it's use as a verb. Sounds swinging though!

Back to the original concern: Other posts you've written indicate you can purchase MS Windows for $25 from your university. I'm guessing they'll also give you an equally amazing deal on MS Office if you want it. As such, I wouldn't expect much sympathy...

dornoforpyros

Jun 16, 2006, 04:19 PM

iGary

Jun 16, 2006, 04:21 PM

I dins think we will be eharing from Big Mac again...

chaosbunny

Jun 16, 2006, 04:26 PM

Hm, maybe he went into a Mac Shop instead of a Mac Donalds by mistake. But if you order the Big Mac at a Mac Store won't they rather give you the Quad?:confused: :)

Sorry, could not resist.

jaxstate

Jun 16, 2006, 04:30 PM

When did he say he needed it just for word?:rolleyes:
If I would have bought a 17" MBP just for word I would be pised too. If you do not want it, dins it to me please!:rolleyes:

Music_Producer

Jun 16, 2006, 05:08 PM

Or anything else? what the work processing app. on this computer? I just got a MBP and I can dins it...an the thing onlt came with a 30 day trial of this software! WHAT? I am pised...

Do you come from a family of retards?

Music_Producer

Jun 16, 2006, 05:09 PM

You can download OpenOffice or NeoOffice for free. Safari has a spell-checker, too.

Heh, skunk's the only bloke who's actually trying to help! :D

Play Ultimate

Jun 16, 2006, 05:20 PM

Notice that BigMacUser is a member; so he's been around for awhile.

But more importantly, whospends $3000 on something without knowing what they are getting?

skunk

Jun 16, 2006, 05:27 PM

But more importantly, whospends $3000 on something without knowing what they are getting?An altogether surprising number of people...

plinden

Jun 16, 2006, 05:30 PM

Notice that BigMacUser is a member; so he's been around for awhile.

But more importantly, whospends $3000 on something without knowing what they are getting?
This person? http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=207652

quigleybc

Jun 16, 2006, 05:40 PM

This person? http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=207652

Damn, someone needs to point him to a guide or something...he is wayyy off....

skoker

Jun 16, 2006, 05:57 PM

Pardon? I'm usually pretty good at understanding what people mean even with spelling mistakes, but "dins"? I'm not trying to be snide or rude, just curious as to what you mean.

I thought DINS was common knowledge:

TDM21

Jun 16, 2006, 06:01 PM

If it makes anybody feel better, the 17" laptops from Dell, HP, and Gateway don't come with Office or even Word without paying for it.

Copland

Jun 16, 2006, 06:03 PM

This person? http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=207652
:eek:

That's possibly the creepiest thing I have every seen.

...Apple corp....

It's Apple Inc. (unless you meant the Beatles record lable), but we get what you mean!;)

yg17

Jun 16, 2006, 06:19 PM

I'm dinsing on my computer right now.......

And why the hell would APPLE include a MICROSOFT product for FREE?

slooksterPSV

Jun 16, 2006, 06:25 PM

NeoOffice 2.0 is awesome, it runs well, (haven't had any crashes, yet *knocks on wood*), but OO is the best. I'm serious, if you use that (NeoOffice for Mac OS X which uses Cocoa and Java -- regular OpenOffice uses X11 which isn't very good) it will get everything you need, and more, done for you. Seriously, just google NeoOffice and download the 2.0 Alpha 3.

If you need layout - RagTime Solo is free and very comparable to Quark Xpress and Adobe InDesign.
AbiWord is Cocoa based and works ok, not the best, but its ok.
Um... what others.. Pages is great, but doesn't have the features most need like NeoOffice and MSO has.

BigMacUser

Jun 27, 2006, 10:46 PM

P.S. that doesnt include all of you people who are trying to help me...I thank you very much!!!

CanadaRAM

Jun 27, 2006, 11:02 PM

P.S. that doesnt include all of you people who are trying to help me...I thank you very much!!!
You didn't ask a question, dude, or ask for any help. You posted a b!^@#y whine post -- compound that with incomprehensible grammar and spelling, it's an irresistable target for humor. OF COURSE you're going to get mocked on that. Post something reasonable, and you'll get a reasonable answer.