[BC] O/S Question

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In a message dated 03/20/2009 10:17:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, sid at wrko.com 
writes:

> (Office 2007 can read and write files in the older file formats too, and if 
> you decide to do that it will warn you when some 2007-style functionality 
> will be lost by saving in the older format.)

The problem, tho, is backward compatibility. Not everyone can or wants to pay 
the "Microsoft Tax", so they are keeping *Perfectly Functional* computers and 
software running and running. They may have a perfectly fine copy of 
Office97, for example, and when they buy a new computer, they install it and keep 
using it. After all, it has always done everything they ever needed.

Now, someone sends them a "DOCX" file, and they cannot open it.

In the immortal words of Scotty: "The more they soup-up the plumbing, the 
easier it is to stop up the drain."

If your "old" software still works, and you can easily use it on your new XP 
computer, then keep using it.

I forget how long ago I bought Cool Edit 2000, but it still works, works 
well, and I will keep using it "Forever". Adobe can KEEP their Audition. ;)

Willie...