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- From: Andrew McLean <andrew@hullabaloo.com.au>
- 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 21:26:25 -1000
- Organization: Aerosoft (Australia)
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- Justin Rudd wrote:
- >
- > [snip]
- >
- > >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.
- >
- > Justin
-
- It's no use finding a better or faster way of saving a file if the new application, Word 6, is so
- much bigger than Word 2 that you can't even load it onto your laptop.
-
- I like Microsoft products, but you have to admit, Word is an overblown word processor that sits
- there with 80% of it not being used by most of its users.
-
- Andrew
-