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- From: jjs@ubitrex.mb.ca (John Joseph Strybosch)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.apps
- Subject: Re: Which wordprocessor?
- Message-ID: <C1FC11.IKI@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 19:12:36 GMT
- References: <1993Jan24.164320.12564@ousrvr.oulu.fi>
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- In article <1993Jan24.164320.12564@ousrvr.oulu.fi> ojtv@zombie.oulu.fi (Olli Vuolteenaho) writes:
- >
- >At first glance WP 5.2 for windows didn't seem to be very hot for an OS/2
- >user. Describe might be a good one but their marketing strategy does
- >not appeal to me (they don't offer a competetive upgrade, but instead
- >graciously invite me to evaluate Describe 4.0 for $400 (!) (and this is
- >educational institute pricing). Ami pro might be good but I haven't got
- >any personal experience with it.
-
- I've heard really good things about Ami Pro. If the OS/2
- version measures up to the windows version, you will find
- excellent import/export with Word. I am probably going to
- go with Ami Pro... I'm just hoping for a competative upgrade
- from my WordPerfect Licences. (WP is just too long in comming
- with their PM version -- it was anounced before WP for windows)
-
- JJ Strybosch
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