Word in 2010

[Kevin Amery]

On 5/8/07, Wilhelm, Joel <jwilhelm at athenati.com> wrote:
> Kevin Amery wrote:
>
> If they do, do you trust M$ to get it right?
> ____________________________________
>
> Not necessarily, but it would do a couple of things:
>
> 1. Quickly put a lot of these outfits out of business. If the program
> came with every PC, then say goodbye to a lot of newer vendors.
> 2. Provide a platform that you know will always be there. Sort of like
> Frame, Word is always around. Who knows if AuthorIT or whatever will be
> here ten years from now?
>
> Joel
>
>

Authorit's been around long enough that I don't think we have to worry
about them disappearing without warning. As far as getting rid of new
vendors... sorry, why do we want that? I can see why Microsoft might
want it, but why would tech writer's want a restricted choice of
tools? And more to the point, why would professionals want Microsoft's
notoriously wonky software to be the only game in town? (Sorry to all
the Word fans out there....)

If you're a pro, you want a tool you can rely on. I can't see why
having the alternatives disappear is something anyone would want.


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Until next time...

Kevin Amery