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- From: k926891@kingston.ac.uk (David Scutt)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: FinalWriter for Win95 is GOOD NEWS!
- Date: 13 Mar 1996 13:01:51 GMT
- Organization: Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames.
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- Jason Compton (jcompton@flood.xnet.com) wrote:
- : Bacon Runner (watt@parka.winternet.com) wrote:
- : : 1) some of us have pc-clones and hate MS Word.
- : : 2) it will help Softwood, one of the Amiga's greatest assets
-
- : Granted...
-
- : : 3) it is something to help fuel the development of new Amiga versions.
-
- : This isn't clear. Woody has so much as directly said that development
- : advances on the Win95 version are not always going to be reflected in the
- : Amiga version. Whether this is because of industry standard libraries he
- : can get for $.01/copy or because code is hard to port is irrelevant, it
- : still brings the same result.
-
- What would most likely happen is that Microsoft would come along
- and buy Softwood out - then you can wave 'bye-bye' to any further development
- for the Amiga....
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- David Scutt, Kingston University....
- "Ain't that cute........ BUT IT'S WRONG!!!!!"
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