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In article <1992Apr7.171547.15321@e2big.mko.dec.com> long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes:
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>In article <1992Mar20.041225.26151@eff.org>, hshubs@eff.org (Howard Shubs) writes...
>>the command key equivalents.  So what's your beef?  C'mon, real
>>examples rather than vague arm waving, now.
>
> Here's a couple: no character-based style sheets. Gross format changes to
> subscribed data do not survive updates. 

Yes, I've noticed that people here want that.  I guess we can hope
that MS will include it next time.


> Instead, we get something moderately useless, in my opinion: a grammar
> checker.

That's one of the first things I tossed, actually.


> While I like the trend towards modular software, I dislike unit upgrade
> pricing in the face of it. For example, I couldn't care less about either the
> equation editor or the grammar checker, but I have to pay for them if I
> upgrade.

Oh, agreed.  I want the equation editor, but I don't need the grammar
checker.  Neither do I need the drawing module.  IMHO, they should
have offered some options.  When you buy a car, you can get a
stripped-down version, or you can get a version with individual
options added, or you can get a version with an "options package".
I'd like to have seen MS do something like that.  I would expect that
most people who were upgrading and who wanted a graphics program
already _had_ one, so sending them _another_ one is just silly.
Making them pay for it is ridiculous.

I'd rather see MS come out with an entry in the paint/draw market.
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Howard S Shubs      hshubs@eff.org      I don't represent the EFF,
The Denim Adept     hshubs@BIX.com      but I do agree with them.