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- From: gt2497b@acmez.gatech.edu (Joe Novosel)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.pascal.misc,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: WORD FILE FORMAT (WINDOWS)
- Followup-To: comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.pascal.misc,comp.lang.c++
- Date: 13 Mar 1996 01:33:59 GMT
- Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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- Mike Girou (girou@parashift.com) wrote:
- : Perry Fect wrote:
- : >
- : > Scott McMahan - Softbase Systems (softbase@mercury.interpath.net) wrote:
- : > : Idan Feigenbaum (yfeigenbaum@decisiondata.com) wrote:
- : >
- : > : : I need the WORD for windows file format.
- Stuff deleted.
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- : >
- : Is it really such a stupid policy? Once they publish the internal
- : standards, then they are pretty well stuck with that standard for
- : life. As long as they, and only they, build code around the internal
- : representations, they are free to change those representations as the
- : need arises (hopefully providing conversion tools). Why should they
- : or any other developer give up such freedom, particularly if there
- : are tolerable workarounds.
-
- : Microsoft as a company has a few unpleasant quirks, but they have
- : helped change the world in a positive way. Would you rather have
- : IBM back in a leadership role? Basically, the marketplace has spoken
- : quite clearly. Yes, eventually they must die. But it'll be a while.
-
- Yeah, Microsoft is so great. Their own programs are not even compatable
- with themselves. I use Word v6 and v2. I have to use v2 on my notebook
- because 6.0 is so big. I have to be very careful file formats because 2.0
- won't read 6.0's files. I guess they do this to try to force you into
- buying a new version, weather you want to or not.
-
- -- Joe Novosel
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