A microsoft developer has told me that ms habitually breaks formats from
version to version; an earlier version of an app cannot open a file produced
by the successive version. They want their suckers, I mean customers, to
stroll through the Gates, down the garden path of forced upgrade.
Smitty
On Thursday 24 October 2002 18:07, you wrote:
> A bit off subject but I'll share it anyway.
>
> My boss sent me a microsoft word document today and when I started
> microsoft word 2000 and attempted to open the file it responded with a
> message something to the effect of invalid document and/or invalid name
> and gave me a blank document. Double checked the name and it was ok.
> Changed the name and tried again -- same thing. Word just couldn't do a
> thing with that .doc file.
>
> I copied the .doc to my laptop (running Linux) and started StarOffice
> 6.0. It opened the .doc just fine -- no problems. I haven't laughed
> that hard in a long time! I did my work using StarOffice and went about
> my business.
>
> I shared the fun with the rest of the office and now I shared it with
> you all.
>
> Ed.
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