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Bekki Doll |
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A cynical yet secular shiny retrogamer, thread ressurector and fan of the word "gay".
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Reged: 01/28/12
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Loc: Freeport, PA
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Re: What is the point of Windows having the word processor program called "WordPad"?
05/05/12 06:56 AM
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I can't imagine Microsoft will be able to do this much longer. Between Google Docs and free-as-in-beer packages like OpenOffice.org and LibreOffice, there is literally no reason for the average person to pay for MS Office.
I agree. I've been using OpenOffice.org and then LibreOffice since Fall 2004 and never looked back. I've been turning those looking for a decent office suite onto those since then. Besides, MS-Office 2007's interfaces changes were just pure unwiped and unwashed stinky ass. And that's just putting it mildly (my employer "downgraded" to that version).
And yes, the selling point is both the price as well as the freedom. It may not get play upon the retail shelves for obvious reasons. But it's cool to be a part of the knowledgeable underground to make and give copies of LibreOffice away and save that person $250 or more for a less-than-functional office suite.
As for WordPad I never really used that. It was originally designed to be the replacement for Write and to steer people away from .WRI files and towards .RTF. I mainly use Notepad for jotting down quick notes or rough drafts. Maybe even to edit .BAT files or other forms of code when I don't feel like loading up another interface.
Then again, I'm still a HUGE fan of Norton Editor and MS-Works for DOS 3.0. I can't overlook the classics. ;-)
--Bekki
Combating functional illiteracy with latex-clad drama since the '80s, because old video games rule!
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