• DocumentCode
    1526094
  • Title

    Crouching error, hidden markup [Microsoft Word]

  • Author

    Holmes, Neville

  • Author_Institution
    Tasmania Univ., Hobart, Tas., Australia
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Lastpage
    127
  • Abstract
    Microsoft has such a pervasive commercial presence that people working professionally in computing must expect that the company´s behavior will affect their own work and reputation in many ways. It´s difficult to ignore Microsoft and only too easy to snipe at the company, but Microsoft´s effect on the computing profession, as distinct from its effect on the industry, might be harmful to a degree that would justify severe criticism. Microsoft Word´s lack of a versatile and visible markup language can make using the package a nightmare-and reflects poorly on our profession. In addition, one´s struggle to get help from Microsoft technical support can often be fruitless and expensive
  • Keywords
    page description languages; professional aspects; software houses; software packages; technical support services; word processing; Microsoft Word; Microsoft technical support; WYSIWYG; company behavior; computing profession; markup language; word processing software package; Computer errors; Costing; Data processing; HTML; History; Markup languages; Packaging; Printers; Printing; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/2.947101
  • Filename
    947101