Word goes woke: Microsoft introduces new feature that suggests PC alternatives

Daily Mail UK ^ | Jan. 12, 2022 | Sam Baker

[SauronOfMordor]

If it’s a work computer, trying to turn it off will alert HR.

[GOPJ]

GET WOKE - GO BROKE

[MayflowerMadam]

This company sells new XP and Windows 7 computers — or so they advertise. I guess many businesses still use that platform. It looks like they custom build using the criteria you select.

This is the link to their “legacy” computers:
https://nixsys.com/legacy-computers

[GingisK]

Thank you! Bookmark saved.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Thanks.

[ducttape45]

I use Word 2010, pretty safe as well. I won’t use anything newer.

[shotgun]

A purple line? Why not a rainbow line?

[GingisK]

I don’t use Word 2010 because it doesn’t have a menu, just that indecipherable ribbon.

[Dead Corpse]

One more reason to keep using Libre Office.

[bgill]

Yes.

[upchuck]

M$FT steps the wrong way, IMHO. Spelling and grammatical error correcting are gladly accepted. But this woke shit is not necessary. Thankfully it can be turned off.

[upchuck]

I’m using Word 2003. Works just fine for my needs. I’ve been using Word since it first came out. We parted paths when they released the ribbon update. No way I’m gonna learn a new interface just to please them.

[ducttape45]

Roger that. It can be a pain to not have the old style menu, but I got a plugin that restores it so I’m good. But I’ve gotten used to the ribbon so I’m good there too. The email client is the most important thing to me cuz you can program in more than one email account, and I have a few.

[rockrr]

My copy of Office 2016 suddenly lost its registration and the program began to hound me to register it. I tried to comply but the “wizard” refuses to accept the product ID.

So after an hour of fooling with it I uninstalled office and installed Open Office. So far so good.

That’ll show em!

[ro_dreaming]

Shoot, I remember using Lotus Notes 1-2-3, and WordPerfect. Wonder if there’s still a version floating around of WP that works....

[Lazamataz]

I want a version of Word that suggests MORE offensive language.

[rockrr]

Wonder if there’s still a version floating around of WP that works....

I have a copy you could use - you still have your 5.25 floppy drive?

Lol

[windsorknot]

Word 1984.

[GingisK]

Do you still remember your Wordstar control key cluster?

[ro_dreaming]

Can’t say that I do...

God I’m old. I remember using Geoworks on my C-64, though.