You are talking about past. And here's a good read for you http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.ht

You are talking about past. And here's a good read for you http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/02/19.html It's much better nowadays with docx format that is open and is used by default (for a few years).