WordPerfect promptly fumbled the ball when it failed to update its product to run on Windows, which let Microsoft Word take over from there. This happened when WordStar failed to update its word processor for four years and finally cranked out an incompatible version (called WordStar 2000) that everyone hated, thereby causing people to flock to WordPerfect instead. Every computer company that was the leader in its field would eventually mess up by failing to update its product for several years and then finally churn out a shoddy update that drove their customers en masse to a rival, thereby turning the rival into the new leader of that particular category. ![]() While spending most of my adult life covering the rise and fall of the computer industry, I noticed a pattern. I’ve written several dozen computer books, most of which are out of print (unless someone still wants a book teaching them about the joys of Turbo Pascal programming or how to write macros in WordPerfect 5.0 for DOS). After suffering through post-traumatic stress disorder after working for General Dynamics for 1.5 years and Cubic Corporation for another 2 years (where I can count my contributions to making the world a better place on one amputated, missing finger), I soon fled the world of Department of Defense contractors to the sanctuary of the personal computer market, where I was fortunate enough to make a living writing computer magazine articles and books. ![]() Library of Congress Control Number: 2008920769 ISBN: 978-7-5 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Ībout the Author I might as well use this space to tell you about myself on the off chance that anyone actually reads it. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. For technical support, please visit Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. FURTHER, READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ.įor general information on our other products and services, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION AND/OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FURTHER INFORMATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY MAKE. ![]() NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM. IF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT. THIS WORK IS SOLD WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL, ACCOUNTING, OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION. NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way,, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4355, or online at. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Macs All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc.
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