This was, in fact, a failing of WordPerfect, because Microsoft made sure you could import them the other way around.
And how do you figure that? Does Microsoft have a record of documenting its formats openly, in a way that's implementable by third parties? Does the acronym "OOXML" mean anything to you? Just possibly the same pernicious crap they pull today was being pulled in the 80s and 90s. Just possibly...
Microsoft can crush nearly any competitor they want in other areas by ensuring that their own software works better than the competitor's software.
Except, ironically, it never does.
The problem isn't that it works better; it is that it's rammed down the customer's throat, often by dirty technological and marketing (FUD) tricks, resulting in a catastrophically worse overall outcome.
MS must be shut down to save civilisation. Believe it now, or later.
IANAAmerican, but surely this is a non-partisan issue of heedless and convenient law-breaking, not a squabble solved by fiery press releases from Democrat HQ.
Nobody needs his ridiculous self-serving pro-MS bullshit. He, Mono, Silverlight, and every other perverse abomination in the lock-in parade can go down with that ship for all the "community" cares.
Check your history... Many South American nations were pushed into fascism when elected governments were covertly overthrown by the US. Few nations have escaped interference in democratic process (including Australia. 1975 was a big year for the CIA - they did Brazil that year too).
Non-Americans already have to do ridiculous things like obtain visas to just to make a flight connection in the US. Soon we're not even allowed to overfly the US. That's fun if, like me, you live in Canada.
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It's about time this kind of dirt is made public.
I will not, as a human being, go around with buckets collecting up all that fucking phlegm. I would rather be destitute.
Your sig is a nice metaphor for why I won't work with or near Microshit products.
having the usual triad of Microsoft entrenchment (Exchange + Office + AD) makes that an unnerving undertaking for our size. ...to be in that mess NOW?
Sorry, I think MS won that battle fair and square.
I'm not sure MS has ever tried to win anything "fair and square".
They're sure losing a lot of big court cases "fair and square", though. It's better than Mexican soaps. The fake tears are the same though.
This was, in fact, a failing of WordPerfect, because Microsoft made sure you could import them the other way around.
And how do you figure that? Does Microsoft have a record of documenting its formats openly, in a way that's implementable by third parties? Does the acronym "OOXML" mean anything to you? Just possibly the same pernicious crap they pull today was being pulled in the 80s and 90s. Just possibly...
And having seen quite a few 'shops in my time...
More weapons.
Good one, America. Nice to see those sessions with the shrink are working.
But I don't think the Qur'an has much to say about punishing spammers.
Microsoft can crush nearly any competitor they want in other areas by ensuring that their own software works better than the competitor's software.
Except, ironically, it never does.
The problem isn't that it works better; it is that it's rammed down the customer's throat, often by dirty technological and marketing (FUD) tricks, resulting in a catastrophically worse overall outcome.
MS must be shut down to save civilisation. Believe it now, or later.
IANAAmerican, but surely this is a non-partisan issue of heedless and convenient law-breaking, not a squabble solved by fiery press releases from Democrat HQ.
Please, USA, lock these criminals up already.
Slashdot, you're growing up.
Nobody needs his ridiculous self-serving pro-MS bullshit. He, Mono, Silverlight, and every other perverse abomination in the lock-in parade can go down with that ship for all the "community" cares.
Check your history... Many South American nations were pushed into fascism when elected governments were covertly overthrown by the US. Few nations have escaped interference in democratic process (including Australia. 1975 was a big year for the CIA - they did Brazil that year too).
1. Don't have anything to do with the USA.
Non-Americans already have to do ridiculous things like obtain visas to just to make a flight connection in the US. Soon we're not even allowed to overfly the US. That's fun if, like me, you live in Canada.
To hell with them.
Add in facial recognition technology and this would make for a great aid at conferences and family reunions.
Not to mention nightclubs. Well I guess edittard nailed that already...
...asking what you're going to give him in return for ripping off his plan that brought Apple back into technical leadership. :)
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here, wikiquote.
Mine, for example. :-)
...they finally purge themselves entirely of your corrupt American corporations.
mmmmkay?
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dear real shareholders: the minute you sell to MS I'm canceling my subscription to yahoo
It's certainly going to be the END of my love affair with Flickr.
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the real world where real businesses use MS tools.
Not any business I'd work for. Funny, I thought I'd been in the "real world" all these years.
The MS-addicted world is a nightmare ghetto of lock-in, closed source, and closed minds. Thank God there is a world outside that cave.