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Time to Kill Microsoft Word?
Allnighterking writes "Apparently the frustration with another Windows Product is starting to reach increasingly visible users. John Dvorak over at ABC News is starting to question if it's time to kill Word With Viable options like Open Office.org available for Windows as well as AbiWord and others. Since they are both using XML as a way to create the documents. Or perhaps dropping a separate application altogether and going with something like X Forms to create a browser based office suite."
Wow, that clown John Dvorak still around? It's good that he's thumping some Word alternatives but I never trusted that guy. There has been solutions out for a long time and now he's coming out to advocate them? A little too late if you ask me. I think he's just trying to drum up some writing business.
Did I read the right article? Where does he advocate OO.o or ABIWord?
There's a difference between something being doable and something that's "doable and makes sense, too."
And recompiling your OS kernel to get it running fits into this where?
Or howabout the fact that Slackware 10 doesn't automatically create a Linux partition on your HD, allowing you to use fdisk/cfdisk...and of course when you use those lovely tools, all of a sudden you find that your HD isn't even recognized...of course, installing Linux this way is doable...and it makes sense....to other linux users I guess...
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Look mods, clippy bashing is *such* a cliche knee-jerk response to an MS Office article that it warrants "Troll" only.
It's plain not funny. It's the response of loser sheep who think they "belong" because they know the bash-MS "jokes".
Now don't get me wrong, I use Debian...
Of course, i don't actually *use* Word...
Slashdot is starting to sicken me. Nearly every comment I have read that defends Microsoft Word in this discussion has had some kind of "saving" phrase thrown in there. Just goes to show how open minded our community is.
I think it's time the linux-fanboys on this site learned how to put up and shut up about Microsoft, the RIAA and the MPAA. Users shouldn't have to spout the above phrases like indoctrinated zealots for fear of Karma retribution.