Although Gordon won't agree with me, I think that's an excellent analogy. I
remember having to call scrapyards to find parts for some of the cars I
drove.
(Gordon - Please don't take offense. None is meant.)
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"Terry Farrell" wrote in message
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So do you think the same of car manufacturers when the bring out a new
model with all different parts and then after 5 years they stop making
spare parts? Should they - for example - give a firmware upgrade to the
all the in car players so that they are able to play MP3 format? Should
Sony give me a firmware upgrade for my old analogue TV set to enable it to
work with Digital TV because analogue TV has been switched off? I think
not. Very few companies continue to make/support something that they
ceased producing almost 10 years ago.
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Terry Farrell - MS Word MVP
"Gordon" wrote in message
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Graham Mayor wrote:
Microsoft has discontinued support for 2000 and 97.
Now I wonder why they would introduce a new format of document with a new
version of Office? (Cynicism cynicism)....it's this type of arrogant
behaviour that makes MS look like the tyrannical monopoly it is - no
thought for anything other than to get it's victims, er, sorry,
/customers/, to pay for a new Office suite....