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In a message dated 98-05-16 06:56:50 EDT, Woolfbob -at- AOL -dot- COM writes:
<< The only advantage I see to MSWord is that it usually comes free,
in one form or another, with all of the Microsoft operating systems. >>
And in real world terms, that's a decisive advantage.
<< So what's the consensus out there? If MSOffice/Word wasn't a "freebie"
bundled with all of the new Windows programs, would we see it being used so
much? >>
But it is, you see, and so we do.
<< I wonder? Kind of doubt it really. Just another credit to Mr. Bill
"Bad Haircut" Gate's marketing strategy. >>
History is written by the victors.
DOS wasn't the best operating system, either. (And VHS wasn't the best video
format.) Do you remember the others?
