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This is just like Capital one raising my interest rate 3% for no reason what so ever. I always pay over my balance every single month. I accidentally had my last payment scheduled 3 days before the next cycle so I double paid a cycle and didn't know I missed the next month payment. They call me and offer to lower my interest rate to 4% if I pay my bill now. So when I'm a good customer and make them tons of money they F me but when I'm a low life(on accident) they reward me. So dumb....
You realize if you pay your balance on time you don't make them tons of money, sure they make their lions share from POS transactions fees but they also like people to pay late or less than full amounts, if you're a "low life" they get more money out of you in the long run.This is just like Capital one raising my interest rate 3% for no reason what so ever. I always pay over my balance every single month. I accidentally had my last payment scheduled 3 days before the next cycle so I double paid a cycle and didn't know I missed the next month payment. They call me and offer to lower my interest rate to 4% if I pay my bill now. So when I'm a good customer and make them tons of money they F me but when I'm a low life(on accident) they reward me. So dumb....
Wow....really?
I never said anything about Obama or Bush, I never said anything about republican or democrat. I was simply pointing out that among America's current problems... in my opinion the issues relating to healthcare, education, etc... are much higher on my list of priorities than whether or not we are paying too much for Microsoft Office as a nation. I"m not trying to turn this political, I'm saying we should probably prioritize our issues. I think some of this starts with our journalists, I understand the article is quasi-topical info, but really in my mind of all the comparisons and things that need thought about.... this is way, way, way down the list.
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This is just like Capital one raising my interest rate 3% for no reason what so ever. I always pay over my balance every single month. I accidentally had my last payment scheduled 3 days before the next cycle so I double paid a cycle and didn't know I missed the next month payment. They call me and offer to lower my interest rate to 4% if I pay my bill now. So when I'm a good customer and make them tons of money they F me but when I'm a low life(on accident) they reward me. So dumb....
The obvious solution would be to start pirating Office here until Microsoft decides to lower the cost to combat the problem. I'll start "protesting" as soon as my download is done.
Yeah the 'regular' price wouldn't move many copies, and I suspect MS would like to gain some substantial penetration in the market.
I have always wondered why we get shafted like this. Obviously crime doesnt pay does not apply to China. I dont suppose it would be as bad if they werent doing this to "combat" piracy.
Damned Chinese make more money relative to their economy than we do. I barely make enough to pay the rent and bills; a fucking copy of Office would break me in half, and get my car repossessed for late payment.
If M$ were to cut Office to $100 even, they'd get a run on it the likes they've never seen. Same goes for Windows: if it were cut to $50, everyone and his mother would buy it, and they'd STILL bank.
But, we must remember that screwing customers is the great Amurrikin way...
You must've voted for Obama....
As for healthcare.... you make me laugh. I don't have any health insurance... last time I was sick enough to go to the doctor, I went to a walk-in clinic. They saw me, took a quick blood test to find out if it was viral or bacterial. It came back as bacterial in about 15 minutes. They gave me a prescription that was free. Total cost of the doctor visit was $70.
True... insurance costs are way out of line.. as well as the insurance companies shafting you every chance they can get.... you think Obama-care is going to take care of that... BWAHAHAHAHA.. he doesn't even know what is in the bill because he hasn't read it.
Education: public schools in general are super crappy. They are more interested in teaching their left wing liberal views and sex-ed to 5 year olds than any actual education.
I went to a private school and was home-schooled also... when I graduated and then took my SATs, I was getting all kinds of mail from ivy-league colleges. Some of them even contacted my private school wanting to know how so many students there were getting such high SAT scores. It is called a real education.
Workers rights???? huh... what is wrong with "workers rights" in the US? The fact that you can be fired if you are lazy and/or break company policy and/or are disrespectful to your employer, steal, etc???? You want to be like some places in Europe where the employee is not able to be fired except under very extreme circumstances?
Personal freedom??? What are you talking about? If you did vote for Obama you personally voted to get your freedoms taken away and you can say "Welcome to the USSA" here in not to long if he gets his way.
errr i use openoffice.org dun you? Its free Fook MS
Damned Chinese make more money relative to their economy than we do. I barely make enough to pay the rent and bills; a fucking copy of Office would break me in half, and get my car repossessed for late payment.
If M$ were to cut Office to $100 even, they'd get a run on it the likes they've never seen. Same goes for Windows: if it were cut to $50, everyone and his mother would buy it, and they'd STILL bank.
But, we must remember that screwing customers is the great Amurrikin way...
You must've voted for Obama....
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where all the skilled jobs are either being outsourced to India or China, or being replaced by H1N1 imports that replace American workers for half what the American made. .
lol u b trollin'
Just because someone doesn't share your opinion/views doesn't mean they're trolling.
With the advent of Open Office, I see no reason to use any Microsoft Office product ever again.
And you voted for Palin... :tard:
And welcome to the "Corporate States of Amerikkka", where the corporations own everything and everyone, and you lick their taints hoping for a handout.
"Insurance" is just legalized betting.. and it's a sucker's bet. Linking that to "healthcare" is like putting a pile of money in front of Cheney and handing him a shotgun--someone's gonna get shot and the money taken. Again, another sucker's bet... and millions can't afford ANYTHING at all, and have to suffer needlessly, when the trillions going to a friggin' oil war have disappeared into Cheney's pockets forever--much like the vaunted Republican bank handouts. "Treason for Profit", anyone??
Education sucks because "ultra-conservatives" have polluted the education boards and diluted the curriculum with BS like "abstinence only" and "scientific creationism", not to mention marginalizing important historic figures because they're not white and male.
Right now, in most states, workers have NO rights whatsoever--they can be fired for just breathing wrong, for no reason whatsoever. The employers have held the upper hand since 2003, and have created a state of fear in most employees--not to mention contributed to the "Impoverishment of America", where all the skilled jobs are either being outsourced to India or China, or being replaced by H1N1 imports that replace American workers for half what the American made. Oh, and let's not forget that the rest of the employers are replacing full-time employees with part-time, so they can eliminate health benefits (see a pattern, here?), saving 50% per worker; and cutting base pay about 30%.
See where this is going???
In case you're too dim to spot it: pretty soon, EVERYONE will be dirt-poor, and unable to buy diddly-squat. The only people above the poverty level will be the hyper-rich and the politicians, who will become the new aristocracy. Of course, this will mean that pretty much every company that ever made a dollar selling consumer goods will go under because NO ONE WILL EFFING BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO BUY ANYTHING ANYMORE!!!
Yeah, bud: you and yer rePUBIClan buddies are so smart you're going to bankrupt the nation, and leave yourself with no way whatsoever to make a buck--of course, if you're like the rest of your gang, you'll abscond with the cash to the nearest non-extradiction country, where we can only hope the natives will cut your throats and steal your money. At least we'll get justice that way.
What? An article full of bigotry from Steve when it comes to Chinese people? Say it ain't so!
Surely you all expected this. Thanks, but we get the message, Steve. You hate Chinese people. They are thieving bastards and cheats who are up to no good stealing the American advantage. Whenever China falters behind the US in any social or economic aspect, you're there to shoot them full of your venom. Whenever it's the other way around, you're there to complain about them.
Nothing to see here, moving along.
Canadians could buy Office 2007 3-user for $49 Canadian during boxing week (week after Xmas) at every retailer.
Thats just about $40US, and the piracy rates here in Canada are just about the same as the US.
Office penetration in Canada is low, Vista is actually quite low too. Microsoft seems to give deals out to areas where they don't have unquestionable dominance, it doesn't seem to be a matter of money or piracy.
Still, we Westerners have been paying through the nose for Office for almost two decades. If anyone deserves a price break, it's us--not the thieving Chinese.
How bout you use "White people (or trash)" instead of "Westerners", racist fuck. Like there aren't any of us around this part of the hemisphere, amiright?
Just because someone doesn't share your opinion/views doesn't mean they're trolling.
The obvious solution would be to start pirating Office here until Microsoft decides to lower the cost to combat the problem. I'll start "protesting" as soon as my download is done.
Dang, Kyle! The guy was spot on mirroring the article. The article passes muster but his sarcasm didn't? So racism is sometimes condoned and other times decried at [H]? That's the message you send by booting him.
Lesser of two evils.... I am originally from AZ and was not too keen on McCain in the first place... too wishy washy.
And we see how that all worked out... look at the auto makers. Now the Government essentially owns a lot of that.... and a lot of the reason the auto makers have/had issues was/is because of the "unions". Line workers here in AL making over $20 an hour plus insurance, retirement, etc. to sit on their rear and stick stickers on parts... gimme a break.
Not to mention if a union worker refused to do stuff and you had to end up doing it, they could complain that you did it and get 4-6 hours extra pay out of it... SCREW THAT!
Yes... I worked at a factory doing IT support.... they ran us rugged and paid us squat... no insurance or any other benefits whatsoever.
And that is why I personally don't have insurance.... tried it, got burned, got rid of it. Cheaper to just pay the money up front for the most part... and you can get cheaper rates from doctor's offices since you are paying cash.
What? When was the last time you saw ANY of that in a public school?
Yes.. that does suck.... I absolutely refuse to take a contract or contract-to hire position at ANY company anymore... they tell you they are going to hire you on full time after a specified amount of time and then they just keep putting it off all the while saying they are trying to get your hire approved and then eventually say.. seeya.
And the government running everything is going to fix this? Since when is the government able to be remotely efficient at anything?
What you are saying will happen is definitely going to happen if the government runs everything.
Ummm... ok... if you say so
You must've voted for Obama....
As for healthcare.... you make me laugh. I don't have any health insurance... last time I was sick enough to go to the doctor, I went to a walk-in clinic. They saw me, took a quick blood test to find out if it was viral or bacterial. It came back as bacterial in about 15 minutes. They gave me a prescription that was free. Total cost of the doctor visit was $70.
True... insurance costs are way out of line.. as well as the insurance companies shafting you every chance they can get.... you think Obama-care is going to take care of that... BWAHAHAHAHA.. he doesn't even know what is in the bill because he hasn't read it.
Education: public schools in general are super crappy. They are more interested in teaching their left wing liberal views and sex-ed to 5 year olds than any actual education.
I went to a private school and was home-schooled also... when I graduated and then took my SATs, I was getting all kinds of mail from ivy-league colleges. Some of them even contacted my private school wanting to know how so many students there were getting such high SAT scores. It is called a real education.
The problem with your point of view is that you're fine with companies treating people like objects and not people. People are not disposable commodities. If you let them be treated as such, be prepared for social & class warfare akin to that which gave birth to communism. Nobody gives the communists enough credit for scaring the shit out of governments that had no workers rights.. for guaranteeing everything from sick pay, to maternity leave and putting a limit on work hours and appropriate age limits. Welfare and workplace health-care grew out of this fear as an eventuality to compete with the guarantees in the old Soviet system. It took fear to show the corporate world that human beings are not disposable, and we're not willing to go back, so sorry.Workers rights???? huh... what is wrong with "workers rights" in the US? The fact that you can be fired if you are lazy and/or break company policy and/or are disrespectful to your employer, steal, etc???? You want to be like some places in Europe where the employee is not able to be fired except under very extreme circumstances?
Personal freedom??? What are you talking about? If you did vote for Obama you personally voted to get your freedoms taken away and you can say "Welcome to the USSA" here in not to long if he gets his way.
watDamned Chinese make more money relative to their economy than we do.
Where I work we hire H1B folks because our universities don't churn out enough CS guys. Or if they do they're lightweight web weenies who can't code worth shit. Hiring an H1B guy is a huge PITA. It's epic paperwork. Gobs of legal BS and fees. Gimme a good ole' American engineer any-day, if I can find one that can pass an interview loop. And no, hello world in HTML doesn't cut it.
Yes.. that does suck.... I absolutely refuse to take a contract or contract-to hire position at ANY company anymore... they tell you they are going to hire you on full time after a specified amount of time and then they just keep putting it off all the while saying they are trying to get your hire approved and then eventually say.. seeya.
He's just a kettle calling the pot black.
Please do it more. This forum is full of this garbage, and your objective outlook is greatly needed here. However, your fancy pants speech skills are probably going to offend the ignorant masses, just like Obama's orator skills have somehow became a sort of talking point of condemnation and patronization.I normally dont butt into peoples conversations but I cant believe the ignorance.
China brought on their reputation for piracy themselves. Don't try and pin the race card on the [H]. I suppose you'd call us out if we complained about Russia and Nigeria spamming and scamming people in email as well? We know your passion for China, but try not to let it cloud your judgment.
Besides, the [H] didn't write the article. David Coursey of Yahoo did.