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I really think that has to do with Microsoft's lock-in strategy and the fact that people only "know" Office in the corporate space.
by brymaster 13y ago
I really think that has to do with Microsoft's lock-in strategy and the fact that people only "know" Office in the corporate space.
- serge2k 13y agoOr maybe, just maybe, it could be that word is actually a market leader in terms of features and interface.
- normloman 13y agoHave you ever been involved in buying software for a company? In my experience, nobody compares the features of different word processing software. In fact, nobody even mentions competing software, as if Word was the only choice.
- oblio 13y agoNow they don't. But they did in the 80s and 90s and guess what, Office won, because it was the best choice. And it's not like they didn't have commercial competitors who couldn't keep up with Microsoft bribes^Wlobbying :)
- brymaster 13y agoNonsense, we're talking about a word processor here and Office/Word has been heavily criticized for it's interface and incremental features (or lack of reasons to upgrade) in each release. Features? 99% of the time you're either writing a letter/resume, reading some lengthy terms and conditions doc or reading someone else's resume. Office/Word is what they learn in school (lock-in strategy) and Office/Word is what corporate apathy and only "knowing" MS software leads to in the workplace. You work somewhere, you use Office. Period.