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Subject:Re: Word 97 hates Frame From:Matt Ion <soundy -at- NEXTLEVEL -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 30 Mar 1997 11:55:44 -0800
On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:40:33 -0500, SUZANNE PYLE wrote:
>>There is NO-ONE to blame in this case, except Microsoft. Pardon the
>>expression, but it's time to bend over, and take your medicine: you've
>>just been screwed by Billy-Boy.
>>
>>Aren't you glad you bought Microsoft?
>
>Suzanne replies:
>
>It's true...I knew one day soon I'd pay royally for coughing up the bucks on
>Office 97...I guess I was hoping by purchasing the software, I'd be ahead of
>the game. Instead, my project is now delayed. I also can't reload Word 6.0
>on my machine..for some reason it won't load. So I'm stuck with 97, and I
>hope Billy is happy and sleeping in Seattle.
You're never "ahead of the game" by jumping on a bandwagon that's
designed specifically not to allow other wagons to connect to it
properly, especially if you ever have reason to ride those other wagons
now and then.
>Meanwhile, I turn my glance toward Adobe. Let's hope they have the sense to
>put out a Word 97 filter soon!!!!!
...assuming MS releases the necessary information for them to create
such a filter. Given their history, I wouldn't be suprised if they
didn't.
Your friend and mine,
Matt
<insert standard disclaimer here>
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