Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CONVERTING A MICROSOFT TEMPLATE TO BE USED WITH LIBRE OFFICE

It's no secret that LO users tend to dislike M$. While I love LO, I've 
tended to give M$ perhaps more benefit of the doubt than they deserve. I 
still use Windows 7 on my laptop, although after many fits and starts, I 
have finally succeeded in getting a true dual boot Ubuntu setup. I'm 
using Ubuntu as much as I can to see just how much (or little) I still 
need Windows.

But, last evening, M$ threw me a curveball that I found utterly 
unacceptable. In addition to my laptop, I have a slightly older desktop 
that runs Windows XP. In the last few says, the XP machine has been 
acting *very* strangely. I've run RKill and virus scans, which have come 
up empty. Then, I noticed a GREAT BIG RED "X" on my Security Essentials 
icon. I clicked on it to read M$'s message: The OS is no longer 
supported (which I knew) and, therefore, Microsoft Security Essentials 
will no longer work properly (which I did not know). Ergo, my computer 
is now considered "at risk." M$ was kind enough to provide a link to 
"End of Support Guidance."

To play along, I clicked the link and was taken to a M$ website. The 
website suggested that I upgrade to Windows 8.1 at a cost of between 
$120 and $200 (personal vs. pro). But, it warned me that if my PC were 
too old, then 8.1 wouldn't work. So, my other option? M$ suggests I buy 
a new PC. The gall; buy a new PC because M$ chooses to no longer support 
the OS? No thanks. They were also kind enough to provide a link where I 
could check to see if my PC would run 8.1. Since I have no intention of 
purchasing 8.1, I declined their offer to have my PC checked.

Of course, I have another option. Now that I'm growing more and more 
comfortable with Ubuntu, I'll just install it on my desktop. While I 
still have Windows 7 on my dual boot, I may go whole hog with the 
desktop and completely blow off Windows... since M$ doesn't consider it 
worth their time to support it anyway.

Now, I realize that the day will come when my Ubuntu 12.04LTS will no 
longer be supported. But, there are a couple differences. First, Ubuntu 
clearly states on its website when 12.04 support will expire, so I know 
going in what I'm getting into. M$ gave me no such warning when I 
purchased my XP machine years ago. Second, when 12.04LTS support goes by 
the wayside, Ubuntu will have another *free* alternative available; and 
even if they don't, there's always Debian, Mint, Mint Debian, OpenSuse, 
Puppy, Slackware, Fedora, Puppy, Slax, and on and on.

Sorry M$ (and Urmas). While I have tried to avoid the M$ rage I've read 
on this and other lists, your latest consumer disrespect has thrown me 
over to the dark side.

Give me penguins.

Virgil






On 04/22/2014 02:43 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
> Not quite.  It may have changed the name of the formats it uses twice but
> OOXML (the .docX etc) has at least 4 different versions including 3
> different "transitional" versions and all are apparently quite different
> from the version they managed to get accredited as an ISO format.
>
> The older format (.doc etc) also seem to vary considerably between each
> different version of MS Office.
>
> MS Office 2010 or 2013 often has problems opening documents created in MS
> Office 2007.
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
>
>
>
> On 22 April 2014 19:06, Urmas <davian818@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "anne-ology"       MSFT has been/is making their system(s) incompatible
> > with others in
> >
> > order to reap a higher profit-margin  ;-(
> >
> > For the last 23 years Microsoft Office has changed its format TWICE.
> > Meanwhile, Libreoffice cannot open its own documents from 2001.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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