moving to new version of MS Office

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#1

But what I cannot understand is why the continual changing by any
...
           to improve - ok; but this continual changing makes it nearly
impossible to stay up-to-date;

       forinstance, the typewriter basically stayed the same -
           yes, they electrified it, even adding memory ... yet the
operation of it remained as it had been :wink:

       forinstance, the automobile basically stayed the same -
           yes, they switched the driver's seat, the ignition, horn, brake
placements ... yet the operation of it remained as it had been -
               up until the electronics were added :wink:

       forinstance, the craftsman took pride in his workmanship -
           then came advertising & the 'throw-away' society ;-(

       Are we better off with these changes or merely more 'n more confused
& frustrated :wink:

       From me - the goofy, horse 'n buggy era-er :wink:

Hi :slight_smile:

Thanks Pedro :slight_smile: I am looking for criticism and for other points so
that i can write a much shorter and less emotional list and maybe give
a link to the "White Paper" that someone has been writing
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

Hi Tom

Tom wrote

2. The format stays the same between different versions of the
program. It is the same format used "natively" by many other programs
such as IBM Lotus Symphony, Google-docs, K.Office, Calligra and
others. Even MS Office 2013, and more recent, can open and use the
format which is an ISO format.

Actually this is not true. The file extension is the same but the format

has

been changing (that is why you have options to save to ODF 1.0, 1.1, 1.2

and

1.2 Extended)
If you try to open an ODF 1.2 Extended file more complex than simple text
with any other of those programs (even with some older versions of
LibreOffice) you will find some incompatibilities...

So, I agree with most of your points but this argument is shooting

yourself

on the foot. ODF does share that problem with MS XML files: same

extension,

different file structure.

The advantage is that you can always get the latest LibreOffice version

for

#2

        But what I cannot understand is why the continual changing by any
...
            to improve - ok; but this continual changing makes it nearly
impossible to stay up-to-date;

        forinstance, the typewriter basically stayed the same -
            yes, they electrified it, even adding memory ... yet the
operation of it remained as it had been :wink:

        forinstance, the automobile basically stayed the same -
            yes, they switched the driver's seat, the ignition, horn, brake
placements ... yet the operation of it remained as it had been -
                up until the electronics were added :wink:

        forinstance, the craftsman took pride in his workmanship -
            then came advertising & the 'throw-away' society ;-(

        Are we better off with these changes or merely more 'n more confused
& frustrated :wink:

        From me - the goofy, horse 'n buggy era-er :wink:

+1

The problem is with many software packages the basic functionality has been under development for 30+ years and for most packages the most useful/needed features have been added many years ago. So companies like MS are faced with how to convince/force users to stay on the upgrade treadmill to maintain sales. Also, MS faces the problem that MSO is dominant that they are likely to lose market share (and sales) in the future.