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- From: fraserh@cae.ca (Fraser Hutchinson)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: WORD FILE FORMAT (WINDOWS)
- Date: 18 Mar 1996 18:26:37 GMT
- Organization: CAE Electronics Ltd.
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- In article <4i3a5e$7i@B1FF.mindspring.com>, rudd@mindspring.com says...
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- >perfecto@callnet.com (Perry Fect) wrote:
- >
- >[snip]
- >
- >>: The Word file format is a PROPRIETARY TRADE SECRET OF MICROSOFT! It
- >>: has never been released to the public.
- >
- >And your comment about Microsoft must die was also uncalled for. I'm
- >tired of reading post of people bashing MS because they are trying to
- >set a standard.
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- Just a stupid question - how does one set a proprietary standard, anyways?
- Standard for Microsoft, maybe, but for the industry in general?
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- And yes, we can complain when a giant like Microsoft tries to ram a
- proprietary 'standard' down our throats, forcing us to use their tools and
- their applications. Yes, I do see a problem with this.
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- Fraser
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