Re: Seller won't give feedback until buyer does. Unethical?

tony cooper wrote:

It takes me about three days to set up a new computer. Adding programs, bookmarks for my browser, etc. How could anyone buy a new computer and immediately jump on a plane and expect it to be useful?


I suspect that "mm" is only going to use the laptop for either word
processing or data entry. He really doesn't need to add any programs
to do this. He may add one program like Open Office (word processing,
spreadsheet, database) and be able to use a thumb drive to take along
files he has on his desktop. He could use it to access and send
e-mail.

Even with all the programs I use, it's a few hours to make any new
computer up-to-speed. I can't imagine what would take 3 days.

Browser bookmarks can be put online and you needn't have them on your
computer. You can access them from any computer.


Seems like everytime we get a new computer, it comes preloaded with a ton o' crap that has to be removed. I don't want a 30-day trial of McAfee, Office, Norton, and a whole bunch more - did I mention AOL? I install Office 2000, which we have, but I notice that it's trying to use the trial version and warning that it's only good for another so many uses. If what I hear about Vista is correct - that all files are stored outside of the programs that create them - that shouldn't be a problem. Maybe I should have removed the trial version before installing 2000.

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