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Date:      Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:49:48 -0900 (AKST)
From:      Random Liegh <random@random.static.greatland.net>
To:        Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no>
Cc:        ML Duke <mlduke@concentric.net>, newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: vi & word documents
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812161448020.1480-100000@random.static.greatland.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9812170043470.991-100000@gealach.myst.no>

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On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Haavard Vaagstoel wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Random Liegh wrote:
> 
> > I completely agree; my point is only that w/ the variance in word
> > versions, and the frequency that it changes, you'll end up sooner or later
> > with a document that a converter hasn't been written for. Then the vi tips
> > will probably put you in good stead. :)
> 
> I believe I have seen on MS' web pages that they plan that future versions
> of Office will use HTML as the main file format, but surely this must be
> wrong? Because if it was true, MS may be digging their own grave... :)
> 
> --
> Haavard Vaagstoel <havardjv@gudmund.vgs.no>
> 
> 

LOL, we should have such good luck! As likely as not, they'd make up for
the loss in other ways....maybe by having "more advanced features"
incorportating (their proprietary version of) java?

Still....it *IS* a nice dream, them digging their own grave, I mean. :)



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