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> back in 2000, Microsoft Office was unreliable, bloated crap that would occasionally refuse to open, reinstall or be repaired I hope you are not describing Of
by baal80spam 5y ago
> back in 2000, Microsoft Office was unreliable, bloated crap that would occasionally refuse to open, reinstall or be repaired
I hope you are not describing Office 97 which is widely regarded as the best version of the Office suite. As for being bloated - today's "apps" would like to have a word with you ;)
- formerly_proven 5y agoOffice 2000 was not particularly stable, or fast, and if it managed to corrupt a document in some way, it'd always crash trying to open it.
- hnmullany 5y agoJust don't try to use cross document embedding (like putting an excel chart in a word doc) - that would blue screen my PC fairly reliably
- leohonexus 5y agoUp till now, MS Outlook still has a Safe Mode with limited functionality that would activate in case normal Outlook won’t boot properly - I think this speaks heaps about their software quality.
- pseudalopex 5y agoI think most apps with plugins have a safe mode.
- mwcampbell 5y ago> Office 97 which is widely regarded as the best version Only in retrospect. I was in high school when it came out, and I vaguely remember one of my classmates griping about it being slow and/or bloated.
- proactivesvcs 5y agoIt still had its complexities but it was markedly more reliable than Office 2000, certainly. It also didn't take three days to install!