Don't do trial versions of your products. It makes people angry

[Trial versions suck]

I paid a hefty price for a laptop because of the software applications that I
thought I was paying for in that price only to get it home to discover they
were only trial versions of the applications. The main price of the
computers have always been the software packages that come with them. You've
reduced them to expensive paper weights. But then again, now I have a choice
of other software. Bye Bye Microsoft!!!

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[David R. Norton MVP]

I paid a hefty price for a laptop because of the software applications
that I thought I was paying for in that price only to get it home to
discover they were only trial versions of the applications. The main
price of the computers have always been the software packages that come
with them. You've reduced them to expensive paper weights. But then
again, now I have a choice of other software. Bye Bye Microsoft!!!

You're blaming Microsoft for problems that are caused by you failing to
investigate before buying? Isn't that pretty foolish? Every ad for a laptop
I've ever seen clearly states what software is included and labels all trial
versions as such.

BTW, you probably got other trial versions of software such as Quicken,
McAfee, etc. Why aren't you blaming them?

Next time, look before buying. I also bought a laptop loaded with trial
software, I knew exactly which were trials and which weren't and...

BTW, you did NOT pay a "hefty price" for the trial versions, you very likely
paid nothing for them.

Take responsibilty for your own mistake, why not?
I guess it's easier to blame someone else than it is to admit you goofed,
right?

 

[David R. Norton MVP]

I paid a hefty price for a laptop because of the software applications
that I thought I was paying for in that price only to get it home to
discover they were only trial versions of the applications. The main
price of the computers have always been the software packages that come
with them. You've reduced them to expensive paper weights. But then
again, now I have a choice of other software. Bye Bye Microsoft!!!

You're blaming Microsoft for problems that are caused by you failing to
investigate before buying? Isn't that pretty foolish? Every ad for a laptop
I've ever seen clearly states what software is included and labels all trial
versions as such.

BTW, you probably got other trial versions of software such as Quicken,
McAfee, etc. Why aren't you blaming them?

Next time, look before buying. I also bought a laptop loaded with trial
software, I knew exactly which were trials and which weren't and...

BTW, you did NOT pay a "hefty price" for the trial versions, you very likely
paid nothing for them.

Take responsibilty for your own mistake, why not?
I guess it's easier to blame someone else than it is to admit you goofed,
right?

 

[David R. Norton MVP]

I paid a hefty price for a laptop because of the software applications
that I thought I was paying for in that price only to get it home to
discover they were only trial versions of the applications. The main
price of the computers have always been the software packages that come
with them. You've reduced them to expensive paper weights. But then
again, now I have a choice of other software. Bye Bye Microsoft!!!

You're blaming Microsoft for problems that are caused by you failing to
investigate before buying? Isn't that pretty foolish? Every ad for a laptop
I've ever seen clearly states what software is included and labels all trial
versions as such.

BTW, you probably got other trial versions of software such as Quicken,
McAfee, etc. Why aren't you blaming them?

Next time, look before buying. I also bought a laptop loaded with trial
software, I knew exactly which were trials and which weren't and...

BTW, you did NOT pay a "hefty price" for the trial versions, you very likely
paid nothing for them.

Take responsibilty for your own mistake, why not?
I guess it's easier to blame someone else than it is to admit you goofed,
right?

 

[David R. Norton MVP]

I paid a hefty price for a laptop because of the software applications
that I thought I was paying for in that price only to get it home to
discover they were only trial versions of the applications. The main
price of the computers have always been the software packages that come
with them. You've reduced them to expensive paper weights. But then
again, now I have a choice of other software. Bye Bye Microsoft!!!

You're blaming Microsoft for problems that are caused by you failing to
investigate before buying? Isn't that pretty foolish? Every ad for a laptop
I've ever seen clearly states what software is included and labels all trial
versions as such.

BTW, you probably got other trial versions of software such as Quicken,
McAfee, etc. Why aren't you blaming them?

Next time, look before buying. I also bought a laptop loaded with trial
software, I knew exactly which were trials and which weren't and...

BTW, you did NOT pay a "hefty price" for the trial versions, you very likely
paid nothing for them.

Take responsibilty for your own mistake, why not?
I guess it's easier to blame someone else than it is to admit you goofed,
right?

 

[David R. Norton MVP]

I paid a hefty price for a laptop because of the software applications
that I thought I was paying for in that price only to get it home to
discover they were only trial versions of the applications. The main
price of the computers have always been the software packages that come
with them. You've reduced them to expensive paper weights. But then
again, now I have a choice of other software. Bye Bye Microsoft!!!

You're blaming Microsoft for problems that are caused by you failing to
investigate before buying? Isn't that pretty foolish? Every ad for a laptop
I've ever seen clearly states what software is included and labels all trial
versions as such.

BTW, you probably got other trial versions of software such as Quicken,
McAfee, etc. Why aren't you blaming them?

Next time, look before buying. I also bought a laptop loaded with trial
software, I knew exactly which were trials and which weren't and...

BTW, you did NOT pay a "hefty price" for the trial versions, you very likely
paid nothing for them.

Take responsibilty for your own mistake, why not?
I guess it's easier to blame someone else than it is to admit you goofed,
right?

 

[David R. Norton MVP]

I paid a hefty price for a laptop because of the software applications
that I thought I was paying for in that price only to get it home to
discover they were only trial versions of the applications. The main
price of the computers have always been the software packages that come
with them. You've reduced them to expensive paper weights. But then
again, now I have a choice of other software. Bye Bye Microsoft!!!

You're blaming Microsoft for problems that are caused by you failing to
investigate before buying? Isn't that pretty foolish? Every ad for a laptop
I've ever seen clearly states what software is included and labels all trial
versions as such.

BTW, you probably got other trial versions of software such as Quicken,
McAfee, etc. Why aren't you blaming them?

Next time, look before buying. I also bought a laptop loaded with trial
software, I knew exactly which were trials and which weren't and...

BTW, you did NOT pay a "hefty price" for the trial versions, you very likely
paid nothing for them.

Take responsibilty for your own mistake, why not?
I guess it's easier to blame someone else than it is to admit you goofed,
right?

 

[David R. Norton MVP]

I paid a hefty price for a laptop because of the software applications
that I thought I was paying for in that price only to get it home to
discover they were only trial versions of the applications. The main
price of the computers have always been the software packages that come
with them. You've reduced them to expensive paper weights. But then
again, now I have a choice of other software. Bye Bye Microsoft!!!

You're blaming Microsoft for problems that are caused by you failing to
investigate before buying? Isn't that pretty foolish? Every ad for a laptop
I've ever seen clearly states what software is included and labels all trial
versions as such.

BTW, you probably got other trial versions of software such as Quicken,
McAfee, etc. Why aren't you blaming them?

Next time, look before buying. I also bought a laptop loaded with trial
software, I knew exactly which were trials and which weren't and...

BTW, you did NOT pay a "hefty price" for the trial versions, you very likely
paid nothing for them.

Take responsibilty for your own mistake, why not?
I guess it's easier to blame someone else than it is to admit you goofed,
right?

 

[David R. Norton MVP]

I paid a hefty price for a laptop because of the software applications
that I thought I was paying for in that price only to get it home to
discover they were only trial versions of the applications. The main
price of the computers have always been the software packages that come
with them. You've reduced them to expensive paper weights. But then
again, now I have a choice of other software. Bye Bye Microsoft!!!

You're blaming Microsoft for problems that are caused by you failing to
investigate before buying? Isn't that pretty foolish? Every ad for a laptop
I've ever seen clearly states what software is included and labels all trial
versions as such.

BTW, you probably got other trial versions of software such as Quicken,
McAfee, etc. Why aren't you blaming them?

Next time, look before buying. I also bought a laptop loaded with trial
software, I knew exactly which were trials and which weren't and...

BTW, you did NOT pay a "hefty price" for the trial versions, you very likely
paid nothing for them.

Take responsibilty for your own mistake, why not?
I guess it's easier to blame someone else than it is to admit you goofed,
right?

 

[David R. Norton MVP]

I paid a hefty price for a laptop because of the software applications
that I thought I was paying for in that price only to get it home to
discover they were only trial versions of the applications. The main
price of the computers have always been the software packages that come
with them. You've reduced them to expensive paper weights. But then
again, now I have a choice of other software. Bye Bye Microsoft!!!

You're blaming Microsoft for problems that are caused by you failing to
investigate before buying? Isn't that pretty foolish? Every ad for a laptop
I've ever seen clearly states what software is included and labels all trial
versions as such.

BTW, you probably got other trial versions of software such as Quicken,
McAfee, etc. Why aren't you blaming them?

Next time, look before buying. I also bought a laptop loaded with trial
software, I knew exactly which were trials and which weren't and...

BTW, you did NOT pay a "hefty price" for the trial versions, you very likely
paid nothing for them.

Take responsibilty for your own mistake, why not?
I guess it's easier to blame someone else than it is to admit you goofed,
right?

 

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