Tiny.COM + Microsoft = Office 2003 Trial Pre-installed...
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 24 March 2004 - 20:45 · 23 comments & 5456 views
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#1 Posted by ultimaweapon on 24 Mar 2004 - 20:50
- £119!!!!!
So why do they need to sell it for £380 in the shops
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#2 Posted by iishy00 on 24 Mar 2004 - 20:52
- Microsoft Office 2003 Trial + "Special update" = Microsoft Office 2003 Full version.
... Just kidding. 
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#3 Posted by dougkinzinger on 24 Mar 2004 - 20:54
- That's great, but what's an "Office 2003 Trail"?
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#3.1 Posted by ZaheerChothia on 24 Mar 2004 - 21:02
- Yeah, that's correct. The title should be "Tiny.COM + Microsoft = Office 2003 Trial Pre-installed..."
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#4 Posted by theBangtheWord on 24 Mar 2004 - 21:07
- in my experience, tiny PCs are the worst, most cheaply made pieces of crap puporting to be PCs, a rip off for otherwise unknowing consumers
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#4.1 Posted by iishy00 on 24 Mar 2004 - 21:37
- I agree, although I never bought their PC personally you only need to look at them to see that they are made with cheapest components possible.
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#4.2 Posted by slang123 on 24 Mar 2004 - 22:11
- Definately agree with that, my firends have had nothing but trouble
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#4.3 Posted by Sporkguy on 25 Mar 2004 - 11:22
- clearly. when i was a tech back in the UK, over 50% of my callouts were for Tiny PCs, if you could class them as PCs, they really are the cheapest most scoundrelous *******s in the industry - avoid.
And whats the deal with gluing the IDE cables in place? cheap transit trick?
IMO, Tiny.com + Microsoft = double the rip-off.
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#5 Posted by xStainDx on 24 Mar 2004 - 21:33
QUOTE Office 2003 Trail..
is this a new Microsoft Address..
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#6 Posted by sputnik on 24 Mar 2004 - 21:52
- TINY sucks BIG TIME. I would never buy anything from them.
and since its cheaper systems with office trial chances are that very little people need to pay for upgrade, as getting a patch or crack is much easier then downloading full version.
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#7 Posted by nic on 24 Mar 2004 - 21:56
- It would probably be a wise move for Microsoft to include Office 2003 Trial with all versions of Windows XP. But, don't give them any nag screens until the trial runs out. Then, after the stupid customer is completely dependent, start asking for more money!
Thats how you run a monopoly!
[edit]no, really.[/edit]
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#8 Posted by idbuythatforadollar on 24 Mar 2004 - 22:31
- what the hell voodoo? I seem to remember a while back you attempted to pass off fragrant Tiny advertising as 'news'.
You guys have some kind of deal going on?
Tiny.COM, the UK's best value PC manufacturer
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#9 Posted by Acid on 24 Mar 2004 - 22:49
- What's up with the topic? Don't you mean
QUOTE Tiny.COM + Microsoft = Office 2003 Trial Pre-installed
???
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#10 Posted by Matt500 on 25 Mar 2004 - 00:02
- I ordered a laptop from tiny.com in January, it came with one speaker not working and its box looked like it had been kicked round the road. I sent it back and within 2 weeks got another. This laptop was the most expensive one they had and 3 buttons fell off within the first 3 days. the hard drive made awful noise and the battery wouldn't charge. I sent it back and asked for another model. 2 weeks later i phone up to see whats going on only to find out they had forgot to put my new laptop into the computer ordering system so i would have to wait another 10 days, take it or leave it. I spent 7 days in all off works waiting for deliveries and sending returns. I have since got my money back. Tiny are the worst ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#11 Posted by The Hermit on 25 Mar 2004 - 00:27
QUOTE preload the new Microsoft Office 2003 Trial onto all of its high-quality low-cost PCs and Notebooks.
How can you put "high-quality" and "low-cost" next to each other in a sentence?-
#11.1 Posted by darkstar559 on 25 Mar 2004 - 01:28
QUOTE (#1.0) How can you put "high-quality" and "low-cost" next to each other in a sentence?
Hey AMD gets away with it
j/k haha
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#12 Posted by MaceX on 25 Mar 2004 - 03:15
- why the hell is this even news???
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#13 Posted by nw_raptor on 25 Mar 2004 - 08:11
- hehe... sooner or later someone will sue them for bundling it... even if its a trial
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#14 Posted by WooHoo!!! on 25 Mar 2004 - 11:07
- I am using a Tiny PC right now. Yes it is a piece of ****. Really old too. Good old 450Mhz Pentium 3.
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#15 Posted by Magallanes on 25 Mar 2004 - 14:22
- Trial means that you need to "register" the product. The register must be made in MS sites (bad idea) or in astalavista site (good idea).
This new UK scheme, jointly launched by Tiny.COM and Microsoft, will enable Tiny.COM customers to trial Microsoft Office 2003 for sixty days with the choice to upgrade to the full license for a special price of just £119inc VAT. Microsoft Office 2003 Trial will comprise of the full versions of Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook. "Tiny.COM's re-launch has been an outstanding success and this UK exclusive deal with the world's leading software manufacturer is testament to the growth of our reputation within the PC industry as well as amongst the UK public" explained Brian Trevaskiss, Tiny.COM Marketing Director.
"By offering a sixty day trial of Microsoft's popular Office 2003, Tiny.COM is ensuring complete customer satisfaction" continued Trevaskiss. "Not only does Microsoft Office 2003 Trial allow consumers to try before they buy, they will also be able to benefit from the preferential upgrade price, saving them in the region of £230. This software presents a value for money solution and compliments Tiny.COM's dedication to provide its customers with high-quality, low-cost products"
Scott MacDonald, Microsoft's Office OEM Product Manager commented "We're pleased to work with partners such as Tiny.COM who are always looking for ways to deliver new tools for our joint customers that will help them be more productive at work, home and at school."
In addition to the Microsoft Office 2003 Trial software, all Tiny.COM customers will also receive a full version of Microsoft Works 7 with every Tiny.COM PC and Notebook, allowing customers to access files created in MS Office if they decide not to take advantage of the upgrade offer after the sixty day trial has expired.
Tiny.COM launched on 20th February 2004 promising to deliver the UK's best prices on PC systems and Notebooks, whilst guaranteeing the use of the same make or similar high quality components as those found in leading brand competitor PCs. In line with this promise, Tiny.COM recently announced the addition of a 'specials' section to its site, which will launch on 11th May 2004 and will offer ridiculously low-cost PC systems for a specified period of seven days.