----- Original Message ----- From: "lemerson
>I bought my wife an Acer laptop, but it came without the
>Microsoft "Works" package with which I'm pretty familiar.
>I need a word processor in the worst way.
>Is "works", or Microsoft Word" a freebie, or do I have
>to buy a copy?


Just a few days ago, PC Magazine posted this article;

"Microsoft to Release Free Version of Works"
ARTICLE DATE: 08.01.07  By Mark Hachman, ExtremeTech

<http://www.pcmag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a=212689,00.asp> or
<http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2165166,00.asp>

Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that it will be rolling out a
free, ad-supported version of Microsoft Works over the next
few months.

The free version, Microsoft Works SE 9, won't be distributed
by Microsoft. Instead, the company's OEM partners will be
responsible for the pilot deployment, according to a statement
released by the company... <see either link for rest of article>

Regards,
Bill

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