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Thread ID: 116876 2011-03-23 23:17:00 Is this company OK? tuiruru (12277) PC World Chat
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1188971 2011-03-23 23:17:00 Hi

A friend of mine is thinking of buying this

www.elive.co.nz

Pricewise it seems a good deal but does anyone know what Elive is like to deal with?

What are the pros/cons of 2007 v 2010? I don't know 'cos I've been using Open Office for yonks.

Thanks

(Mods - if this should be "on the other side" please switch it)
tuiruru (12277)
1188972 2011-03-23 23:24:00 Do we do inane on the otherside? Cicero (40)
1188973 2011-03-23 23:31:00 Office 2010 looks much better on Windows 7 than 2007 :D

Backstage seems to be a nice feature, there's other little tweaks here and there, and Outlook now has the ribbon :p

Don't forget though that Office 2010 still uses the OOXML (.docx, .xlsx etc.) format, with some changes (files saved in Office 2007 are opened in Compatibility Mode in Office 2010).
pcuser42 (130)
1188974 2011-03-23 23:43:00 Just heard back from Elite - they no longer do 2007, despite them coming up in a godle search.

so.
a) are they OK as a company?
tuiruru (12277)
1188975 2011-03-23 23:44:00 Do we do inane on the otherside? :clap tuiruru (12277)
1188976 2011-03-24 00:52:00 Only bought from them once but had no problems. AvonBill (11358)
1188977 2011-03-24 01:08:00 www.gpforums.co.nz

*** (3 stars):

These stores generally do the job, they are "average". They can be problematic, but are generally not. RMA services are average, you usually have to wait several weeks for a replacement, rarely getting a replacement on the spot.
pctek (84)
1188978 2011-03-24 01:13:00 www.gpforums.co.nz

*** (3 stars):

These stores generally do the job, they are "average". They can be problematic, but are generally not. RMA services are average, you usually have to wait several weeks for a replacement, rarely getting a replacement on the spot.

The thread was started Dec 2007. Can the rating be relied on to be up to date???
Snorkbox (15764)
1188979 2011-03-24 01:18:00 The thread was started Dec 2007. Can the rating be relied on to be up to date???

Yeah it's updated all the time.
wratterus (105)
1188980 2011-03-24 01:19:00 But who is ever going to need to RMA software?

In fact I think most shops, even the good ones, don't accept returns of software at all, unless it's still in wrapping and untouched.

(Clearly due to piracy concerns)
Agent_24 (57)
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