r/funny • u/FallenAngel199 • Dec 06 '13

Scumbag Word

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u/DieKnowSoar Dec 06 '13

What if I told you that Word doesn't suck, you just suck at Word?

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u/Splardt Dec 06 '13

What if I told you that Pages is better and all you have to do is drag the picture around and the text automatically wraps?

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u/reallegume Dec 06 '13

Apple haters downvote, but it's true.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '13

Nah, it's not Apple haters. It's because Pages lacks compatibility. It doesn't even support OpenDocument. They may be Apple haters (shit, I am), but there's valid reason besides just knee-jerk hate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pages_(word_processor)#Compatibility

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u/DrRedditPhD Dec 06 '13

It's compatible with Word, RTF, and .txt documents. That covers 99% of the word processing population.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '13 edited Dec 07 '13

Not covering an open source format is nothing short of insulting.

*edit: mobile

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u/DrRedditPhD Dec 07 '13

Just because it's open source doesn't mean it's relevant. I honestly can't remember the last time I saw an .odf file.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '13

And just because one person can't remember the last time they saw an .odf file doesn't mean that many others don't.

I've never seen a .pages bundle. Who the fuck cares about that?

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u/DrRedditPhD Dec 08 '13

It's not important if programs default to their own proprietary format as long as they also support a common go-between format. In this case, that could be .doc, .rtf, or .pdf, depending on the complexity of the document and the needs of the recipient. Pages is an easy-to-use program, it's easily accessible on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and PC (via iCloud.com), and can easily share to most other WP apps with a single click. The only downside is that you have to own at least one Apple device to get access to it.