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Re:Windows 10 is bringing ads to File Explorer – how to turn... by jedikv on Sunday March 19, 2017 @06:08AM (#13906205)
> who cares if it renders differently? So long as you can read it that's enough.

The idea behind word processing is that how you've authored your work should be rendered accurately and consistently without unintended side-effects.

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Re:Windows 10 is bringing ads to File Explorer – how to turn... by Sir_Cmpwn on Sunday March 19, 2017 @07:14AM (#13906432)
Even docx hardly ever guarantees that. Use PDF if you really want that. Most Word documents are written to be read, not to be rendered the same way everywhere.
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