anti-word

[Janina Sajka]

Kirk, I don't give a damm if that's what they expect. From me, they don't 
get.

Sometimes, this turns into an educational opportunity. Usually, I don't 
hear anything one way or the other.

On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Kirk Wood wrote:

> On Sun, 13 Jan 2002, Janina Sajka wrote:
> > I rather think it arrogant to presume everyone wants and reads Word. I 
> > regard it as arrogant to presume we all pay tribute to Microsoft. I 
> > further regard it arrogant to treat a proprietary, non-consensus, file 
> > format as some kind of standard.
> 
> While it may be arrogant, it is reality. The reality is that business
> documents are often in word format, and if they send you a document to
> edit in word format, they expect it back in the same format. I suppose it
> is arrogant, but then again companies have been arrogant for many
> years. They still have the gall to tell you what is acceptable to wear and
> expect you to schedule your life arround them.
> 
> =======
> Kirk Wood
> Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net
> 
> Nowlan's Theory:
>         He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
>         the next freeway exit.
> 
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org