Microsoft Office Basic and Sony laptop

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Cynthia123

I shopping for a Sony VAIO laptop, which I would like loaded with Office
Basic (or Standarnd, if I must). I've found a great deal with my usual online
supplier, but my rep is having trouble finding Basic for the Sony VAIO. He
finds it for HP and other computers....Help!
Cynthia
 
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DL

You can buy Office std at anyone of a zillion on line suppliers, and many
more high st. PC suppliers.
There is no such thing as Office for Sony / HP / Dell, however all these
suppliers will supply a PC pre loaded with an OEM copy of Office.
Be aware an OEM copy of any MS software lives and dies with the PC it was
supplied with.
 
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George Nicholson

(Assuming Office 2003...)
Not all manufacturers offer all Office versions. It may be that Sony simply
doesn't offer Office Basic preinstalled on VAIO's. (Basic is only available
pre-installed. It isn't available at Retail.)

Both versions have Excel, Word & Outlook, but Standard also includes
Powerpoint. That could be why Sony doesn't bother with Basic: it may be
assuming that anyone in the market for a VAIO (which has an emphasis on
graphics, if I recall) would be annoyed if Powerpoint were omitted.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/howtobuy/compare.mspx

HTH,
 
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