Comments on: Microsoft Works to go Adware http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4693 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:10:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Kevin K. http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4693#comment-244291 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:20:34 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4693#comment-244291 Doesn't Works come free with almost every PC and don't I always remove it and replace it with Office XP (previously Office 95, previously....) or whichever full version I happen to already own? When Open Office is free and so much more feature rich than Works, why would anyone put up with ads at all? Doesn’t Works come free with almost every PC and don’t I always remove it and replace it with Office XP (previously Office 95, previously….) or whichever full version I happen to already own?

When Open Office is free and so much more feature rich than Works, why would anyone put up with ads at all?

]]> by: Gene http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4693#comment-244290 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:14:26 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4693#comment-244290 At least it proves that Microsoft is starting to listen to the consumers. Adware can be ignored if the software if going to be free. At least it proves that Microsoft is starting to listen to the consumers. Adware can be ignored if the software if going to be free.

]]> by: John Corliss http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4693#comment-244205 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:25:43 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4693#comment-244205 What a seriously flawed idea, just like most of Microsoft's. And it is to wonder if the stuff is going to be easy to remove or not. What a seriously flawed idea, just like most of Microsoft’s. And it is to wonder if the stuff is going to be easy to remove or not.

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