I'm subscribed to Microsoft's Office Accounting. The program is free to download and use, which I did, and subscribed to the newsletter. The Office Accounting program has a real nice GUI, lots of nice features, and a lot of Advanced features that I don't need -- the Advanced features are part of the Professional Accounting package.
Okay, here is one of Microsoft's email blunders, that I most recently received:
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Originally Posted by Microsoft
Subject: Special Offer: Pay only for the Office Accounting Pro features you need!
Dear Microsoft Customer,
Would you like to pay only for the Office Accounting features you actually use? With our special Professional and Technology Services Feature Pack offer, you can unlock just the features you need for your business. Get the nine features of Office Accounting Professional geared to professional and technology services firms for only $79.95: ...
Why pay for features you'll never use? With the Professional and Technology Services Feature Pack, you only pay for the features you need! Hurry, this offer will expire on July 8, 2007. Buy the Professional and Technology Services Feature Pack today for only $79.95! [(list of all nine features follow)]
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Am I stupid, or does NOT the offer say that I can select only the features I actually use? Here, they offer no "selected features" but rather the entire Office Accounting Professional Package.
What am I missing here? Nothing, I think. Maybe Microsoft executives have their heads up their butt, again.
07-02-2007, 12:05 AM
Microsoft eMail Blunders 
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