WP Suite $20 at CUSA

[ParatoOptimal]

Word Perfect Suite $20 at CUSA B&M.

 

[c627627]

Originally posted by: c627627:

... the best word processor ever made is WordPerfect.

What can you do with monopoly power?
- Convince the majority to abandon a superior product like WordPerfect and switch to inferior one like MS Word and have them pay several times more for it. That's what.

Originally posted by: SilentRunning:

Never ever send a Word document to a WordPerfect user electronically if you have deleted something you don't want them to see, because WordPerfect sees all.

"WordPerfect's Reveal Codes feature allows users to see exactly how formatting codes are applied and this helps sort out formatting problems because you can see where features start and stop. Microsoft decided that this mechanism was far too complicated for us to understand, so they hid it from us."

Originally posted by: HarryK:
Security and Microsoft Office
http://www.aaxnet.com/topics/secmso.html

"Word documents keep text from older versions invisibly in the document. The recipient can use a plain text editor to go through the document and read deleted or revised material, possibly revealing information you didn't want him to know. "Fast save" must be turned off before the document is begun to prevent this, and it must be kept off"

Indeed, I had fast save turned off, but after turning it on I would type something, save the doc, delete the words, save the doc again, close it and then open it with a Hex Editor and I could find the deleted text in there.

I repeated this 3 times and all three seemed to be stored. With 'fast save' turned off, I couldn't replicate this. I wonder how many deletions get saved? no wonder Word documents are so damn bloated.

Originally posted by: c627627:

HarryK, that's incredible.
You used a hex editor but how is this done when you open MS Word docs in WordPerfect?

Of all the reasons why MS Word is inferior, this has got to be the crown jewel.

I mean, can you imagine in business environment someone reading all your deletions? Earlier in the thread, it was pointed out that even Law Firms are now switching to MS Word, well, name one Law Firm which will decide to keep using MS Word after this is revealed to them?

Did you know that confidentiality agreements have been put into question after it was revealed that Microsoft error reporting contained actual document data. Anyone using Microsoft software on a machine connected to the internet shared info they were working on with Redmond if their program crashed and an error report was sent to Redmond. It doesn't matter what MS does with this info. If confidential documents are shared in any way, you can forget about "But Microsoft will not share that data with anyone" argument in court.


Of course you need MS Word to write simple stuff and to share files because most people use it but to up and argue it's superiority is nothing but giving into conformist hype of convicted monopolists.

 

[TheBigCheese]

Originally posted by: ParatoOptimal
Word Perfect Suite $10 or $20 (forget which) at CUSA B&M.

This is or is not a good deal (forgot which).

Have a nice day or hope you choke (forgot which).

Seriously, why don't you just look it up to save everyone some time. It's $20.

CUSA = Com PUS A (or Crap USA or Comp uSSR or COMP USA)
B&M = Bricks and Mortar store ... NOT on the Internet!!

 

[TheBigCheese]

Originally posted by: ParatoOptimal
Word Perfect Suite $10 or $20 (forget which) at CUSA B&M.

Also available on line: Link to Offer

 

[fritzfield]

This is NOT the WordPerfect 11, but a "light" version of WP. You can find WP11 for under $30 from on-line vendors, but not CompUSA.

 

[ParatoOptimal]

Cheese,
I thought it may be an in-store-only deal.
I didn't check it out but noticed it as I passed by to buy something else.
May or may not is better than no info.

It is in their Sunday flyer.

 

[Lanyap]

This is the equivalent of MS Works.

 

[jayR]

Don't want to crap where I eat but...
For those who prefer WP it is easy to find a good deal just by googling. I found:

WP 11 $20 + shipping

Corel WP Office 2000 (oem) $20 + shipping

 

[jayR]

And yes. Its a crime that Bill "who? me? a monopolist?" Gates has ground a fine software vendor into the dust by bundling his application with his os. So Corel is reduced to barely covering costs to keep it alive while Mr. Bill charges obscene prices for equivelent apps. Maybe the Europeans can make a dent in him.

 

[huesmann]

Word is not bundled with Windows...