Even MS can't read all it's own Word formats. :-(

Exactly. Not all companies follow the same upgrade path, each has its
own priorities and resources limitation. Turned out so many problems
arose after Office 2007 amongst companies all using Office.




On 8/5/2013 00:33, Ken Springer wrote:
On 8/4/13 6:41 AM, xfile wrote:
I wasn't talking specifically about corporate use, although that is
important for setting default standards of file sharing too.

PDF is the new standard.

I think you are correct. In other newsgroups, I've read more and more
comments from heads of IT departments where they've specified the PDF
format as the company standard for exchanging documents between
individuals. Then, they don't have to worry nearly as much about
compatibility of software. Individuals can use what ever program makes
them the most efficient and productive.

If you're not producing documents with MS-Office (or
possibly Frame) you will find a lot of push-back in the real world
when you come to exchange or edit them co-operatively.

Not body ever really cared about what processor was used and it has
always been the document format for which .doc was the default standard
from the early days.

Ken Blake is correct, and to which I agreed, WPD was far more popular
than Word was in the early days.

Since MS broke its own file comparability since Office 2007 and more
readily available PDF editor, PDF format is the fast rising corporate
format plus it can be securely locked and signed.

Even MS can't read all it's own Word formats. :-(

You can use Word or any other processor to do it, nobody care. Fanboys
care about "which brand" while the rest of world care about get things
done, one way or the other.

Fanboys, or if you prefer the French version, Fanboi, LOL, are just a
PITA. It's like dealing with Chevy and Ford fanatics. IMO, many are
lemmings that will walk off a cliff with the others.

Although, that's not really true of real lemmings.

As this is a
windows-8 group I don't think people here would mind spending silly
money on software to do the job.

Money is not a subject but stupidity is, and the most intelligent and
professional approach is to spend the least amount of money to achieve
the maximum output and quality, instead of --- blindly following a brand.

Stupidity... Absolutely right! People will spend days researching a
new TV or car, but not computer software.

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