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Title: Open Office Post by: Fred Elliot on Thursday, August 6, 2009, 09:46:24 Since when did it become chargeable ???
>:( Title: Re: Open Office Post by: Samdy Gray on Thursday, August 6, 2009, 09:56:14 I've can "help you out" with Office 2007 if you want?
Title: Re: Open Office Post by: Simon Pieman on Thursday, August 6, 2009, 09:56:54 It's still free
Title: Re: Open Office Post by: china red on Thursday, August 6, 2009, 10:00:12 Yeah it was free when I downloaded it a few days ago. Did you go to .org?
Title: Re: Open Office Post by: Fred Elliot on Thursday, August 6, 2009, 10:02:33 Yes
Have to go through a poxy registration process and supply CC details etc Title: Re: Open Office Post by: flammableBen on Thursday, August 6, 2009, 10:05:46 Sounds like you downloaded a dodgy copy from a sketchy website. OpenOffice.org should still be free I think.
You definitely get it from openoffice.org? There's a few weird versions of the address like open-office-download and stuff which look a bit sketchy. Title: Re: Open Office Post by: Fred Elliot on Thursday, August 6, 2009, 10:07:18 got it
cheers boys Title: Re: Open Office Post by: Simon Pieman on Thursday, August 6, 2009, 10:10:13 Happens all the time with free software so never pay for something you think should be free. A lot of free anti-spyware/malware software suffers from the same, which is quite ironic :)
I think they get around it by offering 'support', as Ben says they tend to be very sketchy websites. Title: Re: Open Office Post by: Barry Scott on Thursday, August 6, 2009, 10:28:43 Exactly, they bind pay per install progs with freeware constantly now. All you have to do is type Openoffice or any number of other decent freeware into google and look at the number of ads.
It's how Zango has such an enormous advertiser base. And how many people are making a decent amount of cash binding for the likes of Zango, Luxecash, Vomba, etc., etc. Title: Re: Open Office Post by: flammableBen on Thursday, August 6, 2009, 10:32:51 Reminded me I need a copy for my mum's laptop. I had a computing adventure with that yesterday.
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