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Article #622144Re: Has Microsoft commited suicide ...
From: Charlie Gibbs
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:00
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:00
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On 2018-04-26, Gareth's Downstairs Computer <headstone255.but.n...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On 26/04/2018 21:09, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote: > >> On Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7:50:28 PM UTC-4, J. Clarke wrote: >> >>> I can't see anyone in his right mind who has used a modern >>> spreadsheet wanting to use "an old version of Lotus". It runs >>> on my current machine just fine, but it's horribly limited. >> >> It does everything my friend needs it to do. Given that, why >> should he be forced to upgrade? "Better is the enemy of good enough." >> My old MS-Word does everything I could ever want in a word processor. >> But obviously M/S isn't happy about that--they're not getting any >> new revenue from me. So by planned obsolescence--which the I.T. >> community eagerly embraces--I'm forced to upgrade. Not only that, >> but I understand the latest word is only licensed, not purchased, >> so I'll have to pay rent for years. No more "home version" (e.g. >> Microsoft Works). Plus, I don't think my old existing copy of >> MS-Works will work on a new machine. I always loved the idea that "Microsoft Works" was an oxymoron. Now it seems it's the literal truth. > Perhaps there is a demand for a thunk, veneer, call-it-what-you-will, > interface to allow Word 97 to run on latest machines? > There can't be that many system calls that need to be intercepted! How about installing an old version of Windows under VirtualBox? Sure, it takes a bit of work - but it might be less work than running on the M$ treadmill. Would LibreOffice work any better? -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ Fight low-contrast text in web pages! http://contrastrebellion.com
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