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In article <1992Aug6.103307.3357@nestroy.wu-wien.ac.at>, Rudolf R. Sinkovics <sinkovics@wu-wien.ac.at> writes:
> wardw@CS.ColoState.EDU (william bradley ward)
> 
> There have been lots of complaints concerning Word 5.0 (for Macintosh)
> features.
> I think the real question is how Microsoft can manage to implement
> features like cross-referencing/auto-table numbering/... in a Dos Version
> (Word 5.0 for Dos, already some 2 years old has all these features) or
> put them in Windows versions of this word-processing program (Winword 2.0
> is almoust in any respect superior to what Word 5.0 for Macintosh offers
> - apart from those things offered by the system) while neglecting the
> Macintosh users.
> 
> I sometimes ask myself whether there is a common strategy behind all this.

I wonder myself. I have used both MS Word 2.0 in Windows and I own MS Word 5
for the Mac (as well as Excel 4).  There are _TONES_ of features implemented
in the Windows version that are not in the Mac version.  I found that the 
main reason behind all this is that Word Basic is not implemented in the Mac
version of Word.  This is quite a gripe because the windows version is very
nice and has some very nice features that should be very easily implemented
in the Mac version.  Things like Customizable Ruler buttons (and more of 
them as well).  THIS IS EVEN IMPLEMENTED IN EXCEL 4.0 FOR THE MAC!!!!! 
(go figure!!)

Just my gripe.  Microsoft STILL makes the BEST word processor for the Mac and 
the best SpreadSheet as well, although there are some things I would like to
see in Excel on both platforms that other spreadsheets (like WingZ which I 
also own) have already done.  Ex: Multiple Series Pie Charts!!!!!!!!!!!!
WingZ does 'em, why can't Excel!!!??? etc..

Carl B. Constantine