[X4U] Consumer Reports-Word use

[Johns Maillist]

I know a car mechanic. He does NOT like Snap-On (the tool maker  
company, sold by independent reps), he prefers Craftsman tools.
But, sometimes, not often, but sometimes Snap-On makes a tool that  
just does a job better.
Now, I am a Apple/Mac user. have been since I got my first Apple ][.  
Then my ][GS, Loved my Apple ][C
I use PC''s in my consulting work, because that is the largest market  
share.
And for that reason. I love my Mac!
But, I have tried Appleworks, MS Office and now NeoOffice.
MS has been making Office for a long time.  They make a good product  
(in comparison to what else is available) IMHO.
So, when the mechanic finds a tool that works better, he should not  
care where it comes from, just that it works well.
I agree with the remarks, PC users do not know what we have  
available, if they did, i believe more would switch. MS has a strong  
hold on them for that very reason.
By showing them that I can send them files back and forth, (Word,  
Excel and Powerpoint) I have proved to a few that they can make a  
switch, and lose nothing!
J


On Sep 9, 2005, at 9:37 AM, Richard Gilmore wrote:

> We have over a dozen Macs with Office 2004 and hundreds of PCs  
> switching
> files back and forth all the time and we’ve never had a virus or  
> problem. If
> you don’t have Word on the Mac it gives the PC people more ammo to  
> say the
> Macs are useless. I don’t have a problem with Word on Mac.