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"Eventually Word Perfect rose to the top based on its superior support program" Wordstar 2000 wasn't bad, and was far more accessible than Wordperfect that had
by anexprogrammer 10y ago
"Eventually Word Perfect rose to the top based on its superior support program"
Wordstar 2000 wasn't bad, and was far more accessible than Wordperfect that had a distinctly unfriendly learning curve for non techies. Many never took to Wordperfect as you had to learn its codes and it wasn't even WYSIWYG. Even when it became so it was grudgingly and only sort-of.
Wordstar floundered around for a decade seemingly with no idea where they were going. That they survived at all through that period is surprising and speaks of the success of the earlier product.