Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Do You Share ODF Documents With MS Office Users?

On 25/07/12 21:00, Andreas Säger wrote:
> Am 25.07.2012 21:29, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote:
> > On 25/07/12 20:25, Andreas Säger wrote:
> > > Every MS Office user can save the much more compatible doc and xls
> > > easily.
> >
> > One of the major problems with Windows 7 (and possibly Vista - I can't
> > remember) is that the "Show file extensions for known file types" is
> > switched OFF by default (God knows why) so the user may not even KNOW
> > they are working with docx or xlsx instead of .doc or .xls...
>
> This default setting is one of the most serious issues since Windows 
> '95. They know very well why they install it like that. Every 
> knowledgable user knows why this is the one of the first option to be 
> turned off for each new Windows installation.

Absolutely. Just another little niggle in the consumer lock-in armoury 
of MS....

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