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To: mr.mark who wrote (3650)	5/22/1999 3:36:00 PM
From: wily	Respond to of 110626

>>is the good price on 97 because 2000 is on the way? is price important to you? how much will 2000 cost you? are you aware of the changes made to 2000 over and above 97? are they changes you could do without? is there an inexpensive 'upgrade to 2000' offer that might come with 97? are you the type of guy who wants to have the most recent version of everything? just some suggestions on questions you should be asking yourself.<< mark, actually, these are all the questions I had implied with MY question. I have only until 3pm Pacific time to decide. I was hoping someone knew all these various nuances and could point me the right way. I figure the 97 version and price aren't going anywhere, so I might as well cancel and see what happens, since I probably won't get around to using it 'til y2k anyway <g>. Not only that, but seems like any time you cancel an order, be it ARCA, Schwab, or on-line shopping, good things happen... BTW, YES price is important! No way am I paying $400 for a CD. (Now that I think about it $135 seems a little steep!) The guy at Multiwave didn't know/wouldn't say how much the 2000 version would be. I figure it's going to be the same price. Don't know about the inexpensive upgrade -- I'd seen them offered in some places but not with this deal. Maybe I'd be better off with the older version since it will be less buggy? Base on the differences between W95 and W98, I guess I might want to take a gamble on O2000. Seems kind of a shame to buy O97 2 weeks before the new version is released. Maybe I can hunt up some previews of the 2000 version. Thanks for the help mark, you helped me reason this a little farther down the road, wily

To: mr.mark who wrote (3650)	5/22/1999 4:35:00 PM
From: wily	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110626

OK, I found what I needed. Thanks for the prodding mark... Microsoft has a free upgrade deal if you bought office between Jan 1 and Jul 31, 1999. It requires a dated receipt and either the original boxtop or the manual's title page. Since the version I ordered is OEM, it probably won't come with either a manual or a box, so I'm screwed. I found this review from the LA Times on the Microsoft web-site. Sounds like the new version is definitely worth getting: microsoft.com So, I'll be cancelling my order and waiting to see the pricing on the new version. (Actually, the pricing is already available and it looks like it will be similar to the previous version, but I don't know if I'll be able to get the special OEM deal). w