>What MS forgot, was we spent years learning how to use their Word
>Processor and were quite happy with it. We did not ask them to
>change the menu system on it.
They also forgot that they once had a very good word processor that was
very logical and easy to use. They have steadily crapped it up. I dread
each new release. Very sad because I used to be a big fan of MS Word and
was always recommending it. No more.
Word used to be an excellent program, except for the crashing and bugs
in some versions. As long as you save and backup frequently, Word is an
extremely powerful program--now and ten years ago. When they make
changes that don't improve the interface or execution, it's pointless to
"update" since the chage is to sell a new version, rather than to
improve the program.
Adobe has done the same. They added a lot of junk to Photoshop when they
finally bought it instead of simply being the distributor. They changed
Pagemaker so that it became almost unrecognizable. They dumped
user-friendly FreeHand in favor of user-hostile Illustrator when they
bought Macromedia.
Apple has made the same kind of changes where their original software
worked just fine. Pages is not a good replacement for basic AppleWorks.
TextEdit is not longer a text editor; saving as *.txt isn't choice.
"New and improved" in software often means changes that increase profit
and reduce productivity, just as in advertising. I always read the fine
print for products that are labeled "new and improved". They usually
have less contents andmore filler.
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