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Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists

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On 2014-04-09 11:32, RS Wood wrote:
> I was researching something for an article at Pipedot and came across
> these two interesting bits about Microsoft Word.  As I'm shackled to
> that abomination of soul-destroying suckage all day at work, these two
> articles resonated for me.
> 
> http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669530/why-microsoft-word-really-sucks-it-was-invented-in-a-paper-powered-world

"If you’re reading this, you probably have Microsoft Word installed on
your computer."

Er, no. I haven't used it for ten years. I brought home a corporate copy
from my then employer and never installed it, I preferred OpenOffice
even under Windoze. Now it's LibreOffice (under Debian) for the
occasional letter and LaTeX for serious documents. MS can KMA.

"It’s hard to function without it."

Only if you've bought into the MS BS.

> http://www.planix.com/~woods/ms-word.sucks.html

:-)

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Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-09 10:32 +0000
  Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-04-09 12:05 +0100
    Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-04-09 21:46 +0000
    Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Rob <monst.oorzudo@ntlworld.com> - 2014-04-11 06:12 +0100
  Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-04-09 14:19 +0000
    Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-04-09 15:43 +0000
    Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-04-09 21:47 +0000
  Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Alan Ralph <usenet@alanralph.co.uk> - 2014-04-09 17:57 +0100
    Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-04-09 21:45 +0000
      Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Alan Ralph <usenet@alanralph.co.uk> - 2014-04-09 22:00 +0100
        Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer   exists polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-04-09 22:17 +0100
          Re: Microsoft Word created for a paper document world that no longer exists Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-04-09 22:25 +0000

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