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Why does Word persist?
Why does such a horrible application as Word persist as the dominant word processing application in our time? Of the big three (Powerpoint, Word, Excel), Word is by far the worst of the group. Why does it continue to dominate when there are many more capable contenders out there (that can also read/write Word docs)?
Why does Word persist?
Because, unfortunately, it sucks less than what else is out there. Open Office is even worse to work with than Word.
Why does Word persist?
It has been a long time since I've had to use Word. Pages works just fine for me.
Why does Word persist?
I love Pages and use it for all my personal needs.
Why does Word persist?
I only use it for its Grammar checker anymore. I only do plain text, as the more formatting I try to do, the more it screws up for me. Maybe someday Apple will beef up its rudimentary grammar checker so I can ditch Word forever. Even then, I will need to find a program that does decent formatting, unless I am going to type everything in LaTeX.
Why does Word persist?
After doing my first book in MS Word in '88, I switched to LaTeX—and have never gone back. TeXShop (free!) in OS X as a front end to TeXLive is, by far, the best document processor—I even use it for exams, quizzes, and memos.
Why does Word persist?
Whatever rocks your boat, I guess. The idea of having to hand code formatting as I'm writing my document seems totally asinine to me. Talk about distracting you from putting down content.
Why does Word persist?
I disagree, trying to maintain consistent formatting in Word is the BIGGEST hinderence to productivity I've ever encountered in an application. The whole styles system is a joke. Even turning off all the auto-format options can't save you. The only way I can manage to write large documents/reports now (as a previous commentator suggested) using text only until the very end and then applying minimul necessary formatting manually. |
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