Re:Google Docs Ditching Old Microsoft Export Formats(.doc, ....
by vajrabum on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @06:34PM
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You forgot to ask, how many people need to export to a specific older version format to support their colleagues or customers.
Re:Google Docs Ditching Old Microsoft Export Formats(.doc, ....
by jlgreco on Wednesday September 26, 2012 @06:46PM
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Fair point, but I am guessing the answer again is "few". Most people probably send out PDFs if the technology situation of the receiver is that rocky.
Re:Google Docs Ditching Old Microsoft Export Formats(.doc, ....
by ygra on Thursday September 27, 2012 @08:29AM
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Most technical-minded people who are aware of the distinction between the various formats.
I didn't get the impression that Google Docs was only used by those. We probably won't see an outcry, though, because the people getting bitten by the change (and there are lots of smaller businesses who don't really see a need to upgrade to current Office versions) aren't that vocal on the net.
How many people are both "modern" enough to be using Google Docs, but sufficiently out of date that they need to export the old formats? I am guessing sufficiently few that Google doesn't really care about them. If their copy of Office is that old, how old is their browser? Can their browser even supported by Google Docs?