Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 10:10:55 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com>, fbsdq@yahoo.com Cc: FreeBSD Chat <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Re:Just an observation - MUA's seen in the lists Message-ID: <15063.5887.654442.390136@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010413104127.037fc900@mail.threespace.com> References: <SAK.2001.04.13.fqqdcoqq@support10> <4.3.2.7.2.20010413104127.037fc900@mail.threespace.com>
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Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com> types: > I don't think this statement is as inflammatory as it may have been years > ago. Microsoft controls the desktop these days, both on the OS and the > applications. And while I applaud Corel for going cross-platform, even we > WordPerfect users better know how to convert documents to/from Word format > to get any business transactions done. I was going to ask on what basis the claim was made. If it's interoperability with most other people, that's certainly true. Of course, on that basis, Windows is just about the best OS out there. Personally, for interoperability, I generate PDF from Applix Office. I really can't give MS Office a fair trial, because it runs on MS-Windows, meaning it has about the worst UI I know of. It's plagued with problems like inadequate control of layering, requiring useless activity, and a collection of hard-to-hit gadgets for most window operations. The latter probably has something to do with whatever it is that seems to turn small window motions into a maximize operation, which is really obnoxious. After my recent bout with having to use MS-Windows, I now understand why scroll wheels on mice are so popular - the MS-Windows scroll bars are a PITA to use. That aside, MS-Word is a loser. While it may win the checklist comparison, it lacks the ability to create real templates, as you couldn't delete the built-in character and paragraph styles when I used it. It also likes to save old text, possibly even from other documents, resulting in both bloated files and a security problem. Since word processing is the most important office activity, the word processor is the most important part of an office suite. I don't really see what MS-Office could offer to overcome these problems in the word processing part of the suite. <mike > At 10:35 AM 4/13/2001, you wrote: > >On 13 Apr 2001, at 8:25, Peter wrote: > > > > > Or many of us are at work in a Windows only shop as the desktops, > > > and our webservers are nix. [Flame War --- As M$ office is just about the > > > best office product out there ]. > > > >[What's this white spirits sitting by my desk? /me throws it away] > > > >Agree. There is no other office suite worth the same. > > > >-- > >Dan Langille > >pgpkey - finger dan@unixathome.org | http://unixathome.org/finger.php > >got any work? I'm looking for some. > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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