Regarding the ongoing discussion of Word versus WordPerfect in our Fat Friday newsletter, TechnoLawyer member Robert Mercer writes: "Primary focus for usability of Wordperfect over Word has been the reveal codes feature. I certainly don't disagree. What is probably more important and commentary which I have not read is "backward compatibility." Wordperfect is and Word is not! Without reveal codes, this issue alone would be significant. Word is unacceptably deficient on this issue alone." Since the tongue-lashing it received upon the release of Office 97, Microsoft has actually done a good job regarding backwards compatibility of its Office file formats. The next version of Office will feature an XML-based format compatible with earlier versions of Office provided you download a free plug-in.
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