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Post #123,544
by deSitter
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10/31/03 2:42:32 AM
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New Re: Quit playing dumb already!
You guys are missing the point. The needs of business could be met with Windows 3.1 Write, Notepad, perhaps PowerPoint from Office 4.3, and for the true power user, Access 2.0. I've still only experienced a single case of a person using Word to anything like its capability - and that was in 1994.

The office tools that come with, say SuSE 8.2, are more than sufficient for any business need. There would be no cost for retraining - file/open/save/print/forward etc. etc.
-drl
Post #123,549
by kmself
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10/31/03 5:14:48 AM
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New Capabilities

In one of the follow-on documents, apparently Win98 didn't "support" the e-procurement apps BP was considering. How the fsck they failed support isn't particularly clear. But that still only covers the desktop. No need to toss Novell. Though that's clearly what happened.

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Post #123,555
by Arkadiy
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10/31/03 9:22:22 AM
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New Much as I would like to agree with you,
I do have to use Word 97 at least to do my documents. Things like outline mode and diagrams really help. And for sending things up for reviews, change highlighting is very valuable.

Write for Windows 3.1 meets the needs of business users like a spear meets the need of a hunter: it's possible to kill a boar, but boy, it's not pretty.
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Post #123,567
by deSitter
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10/31/03 10:54:40 AM
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New well exCUUUSE ME! OK, OK, Word 97!
I'll cop to that upgrade!
-drl
     Great gem on the cost of a Microsoft "forced upgrade" - (kmself) - (22) - Oct. 27, 2003, 05:03:35 AM EST
         Read "Information Rules" - (ben_tilly) - Oct. 27, 2003, 10:16:59 AM EST
         Re: Great gem on the cost of a Microsoft "forced upgrade" - (andread) - (19) - Oct. 27, 2003, 10:32:18 AM EST
             And what sort of verification would you have in mind? - (kmself) - (16) - Oct. 27, 2003, 07:53:15 PM EST
                 Re: And what sort of verification would you have in mind? - (andread) - (15) - Oct. 28, 2003, 09:53:24 AM EST
                     I no longer want to play ... - (drewk) - Oct. 28, 2003, 10:10:39 AM EST
                     The costs you cite are the costs - (Arkadiy) - Oct. 28, 2003, 11:48:56 AM EST
                     Taxing credulity - (kmself) - (12) - Oct. 29, 2003, 07:21:53 AM EST
                         Re: Taxing credulity - (andread) - (11) - Oct. 30, 2003, 10:19:17 AM EST
                             Re: Taxing credulity - (kmself) - (5) - Oct. 30, 2003, 05:08:56 PM EST
                                 Re: Taxing credulity - (andread) - (4) - Oct. 31, 2003, 08:02:48 PM EST
                                     Umm... that's the point - (jake123) - Nov. 4, 2003, 01:03:14 AM EST
                                     Concede the points - (kmself) - (2) - Nov. 9, 2003, 11:47:20 PM EST
                                         Re: Concede the points - (andread) - (1) - Nov. 10, 2003, 10:11:49 AM EST
                                             Eyewitness testimony - (kmself) - Nov. 10, 2003, 01:05:00 PM EST
                             Quit playing dumb already! - (Arkadiy) - (4) - Oct. 30, 2003, 05:25:36 PM EST
                                 Re: Quit playing dumb already! - (deSitter) - (3) - Oct. 31, 2003, 02:42:32 AM EST
                                     Capabilities - (kmself) - Oct. 31, 2003, 05:14:48 AM EST
                                     Much as I would like to agree with you, - (Arkadiy) - (1) - Oct. 31, 2003, 09:22:22 AM EST
                                         well exCUUUSE ME! OK, OK, Word 97! - (deSitter) - Oct. 31, 2003, 10:54:40 AM EST
             Yeah, sure. - (CRConrad) - (1) - Oct. 28, 2003, 04:52:44 AM EST
                 You know I'm not one. - (mmoffitt) - Oct. 29, 2003, 11:47:21 AM EST
         Probable scenario match - (kmself) - Oct. 30, 2003, 10:16:44 PM EST

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