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word/excel does more, but it's overkill for what most people want to
do.
a product optimized for a given task is a better choice than one that
does everything.

jack of all trades, master of none.

Now what are you blabbering on about. Oh, another dismissal. I see.
Ok.

it's not a dismissal.

what you fail to understand is that word/excel is not the best choice
for every word processing and spreadsheet related task. it might be for
you, but that doesn't mean everyone else must abide by your personal
preferences.

for simple tasks, they're overkill. yes, they 'can' be used but there
are *better* choices. simple concept.

Just because YOU have no idea how to use the MS apps for simple
tasks does not mean it is not easy. I can assure you it is.

whether i know how to use them is irrelevant.

Yes it is because you make yourself sound as though it is YOU who is
not capable of using more advanced software to do simple tasks and
because of this so nobody else should need to use it for simple tasks.
I am only pointing out how you come accross.

i never said anything remotely close to that.

keep in mind that i've been using them longer than you have, since
word/excel were available for macs before they were for windows.

Again, more assumtions.

it's not an assumption.

word and excel were released on mac even before windows itself was
released.

you have stated you do not use macs and despise apple.

are you now claiming to have used macs in 1985?

If senior
citizens (among others), who have never touched a PC in their life,
can get to grips with using the afforesead MS Office apps then it
cannot be that hard. I know so, I used to teach it to them (after
showing them the rudiments of using the PC first of course).

that you need to teach them 'rudiments of using a pc' before even
starting to teach word/excel is exactly why it's the wrong choice.

Why? Who are you to dictate what people should and should not use with
regards their choice of device/OS? You have not even bothered to
enquire why these people wanted or needed to learn how to use a
computer let alone why they wanted to learn MS office. This last
comment of yours alone has just prooved to everyone on here that you
believe your opinions should be a blanket for everyone, regardless.

i'm not dictating anything.

what you fail to understand is that there are *easier* solutions for
the tasks they want to do. it's highly unlikely they need the full
capabilities of word or excel or need to deal with windows, especially
at their age.

you are forcing them to learn windows and word/excel, without finding
out what their needs actually are. if that is the right choice, great,
but chances are, it's not.

windows is *not* a universal solution for every computing task. that's
one of many reasons why ballmer was fired.

"if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail"

they would need a lot less handholding using a mac, ipad or chromebook
than with a pc, likely teaching you a few things.

If someone has no idea whatsoever on how to use a computing device you
still have tyo go through the basics. For example, you would still
have to show someone how to use a mouse/keyboard on a mac, access the
internet via a browser, use email, how to manage files etc. on macs and
other devices. Again, your comments are proving just how ignorrant
your posts are making you look.

not true. direct manipulation with a finger is much easier than the
indirection of a mouse, a concept you no doubt do not understand.
managing files is another complexity that ultimately will go away, yet
another concept you won't grasp.

babies, who can't even talk and have *zero* experience with computers
of any kind, can figure out how to use an ipad all on their own. there
are countless such videos on youtube, or just ask anyone with a kid.

you're assuming that the way windows works is how all computing must
work and there's no room for change. that's a bad assumption, and why
microsoft has stagnated for so long. to their credit, they have begun
to move away from that strategy, but only because ballmer is gone.

computers are there to do work *for* the user, not the other way around.

pdf is the imaging model on macos and ios, it's part of the operating
system itself, which means any app can read and write pdf, no
additional software required, free or paid. that also means that any
app which can print can print to pdf, also without any additional
software, free or paid.

the free acrobat is just a reader. to write, the paid version is
required. other apps may claim to write pdf, but generally don't do a
very good job.

And your point is? It doesn't matter where or how access is gained to
a facility. If it can be accessed it can be accessed.

yes it does matter. obviously not to you, but to many people, ease of
use, productivity and user experience are very important.

And, for the
record, all the software I use can write pdfs just fine. But thanks
for the blanket dismissal, again.

you still don't get it and likely never will. your loss.