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- From: rudd@mindspring.com (Justin Rudd)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.pascal.misc,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: WORD FILE FORMAT (WINDOWS)
- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 02:16:10 GMT
- Organization: MindSpring Enterprises
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- [snip]
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- >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.
-
- Yes Microsoft is GREAT. Did you ever stop and think that the reason
- the file formats aren't the same is because in 6.0 they found a better
- way to save to the disk?? Maybe its faster or smaller..who knows but
- it is major changes like this that will not allow backwards
- compatibility for everything.
-
- Anyway...if you don't like it..don't use it. Novell has WP out
- there...I'm sure the millions of satisfied customers won't give a damn
- if you switch. I know MS won't.
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- Justin
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