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   The Natural Philosopher to rbowman   
   Re: Please do not donate to any Linux di   
   18 Dec 25 10:01:22   
   
   From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 17/12/2025 20:23, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:34:08 +0000, Nuno Silva wrote:   
   >   
   >> Then we should also consider that Microsoft Office started only when it   
   >> was commercialized under that name, and that Microsoft Office Word is   
   >> not the same as Microsoft Word and that Office 365 is not the same as   
   >> Office.   
   >   
   > Wasn't there an editor that was bundled with Windows? Not Wordpad. It was   
   > something like Outlook Express, which had nothing in common with Outlook,   
   > but was good enough for Mom's Christmas Letter.   
   >   
   > Other than reading RFPs and other documents that came my way in docx   
   > format I've never had a use for the genre. IT didn't install Office on the   
   > programming machines so we used LibreOffice. It was good enough for read   
   > only use.   
      
   Indeed. A valid qualification. Its the only word processor where I have   
   to look up where the command I want is , in the menu structure.   
      
   Unusable without google.   
      
      
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