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From: Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca>
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On 2016-10-18 19:22, MalcolmO wrote:
> On 2016/10/17 8:15 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
>> Indeed, even between Office for Windows and Office for Mac there are
>> occasional differences that screw thing up.
>
> Even between Office for Windows and Office for Windows!

Myth making.  Such can occur between Office of different eras, but is 
pretty much non existent in real life.

>
>> But if there is a mix of people using LibreOffice and MS Office it
>> leads to a lot of churn (exporting) and errors accumulating.
>
> The solution is simple: Throw away the garbage you had to pay for and
> only use the stuff you get for free! Voila! No more errors!

Simpler for everyone to stick to the de facto standard since you're 
simply not going to get everyone in a wide group to give up their 
standard of work for Libre Office.

The tail may wag your world, but it doesn't wag the real world.

-- 
She hummed to herself because she was an unrivaled botcher of lyrics.
   -Nick (Gone Girl), Gillian Flynn.