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Word Problems Multiply

Microsoft Word can't win for losing these days. First, it has critics like me who, after two decades, still can't figure out how to use the software properly.

But more problematic are the holes that security experts keep finding. In April alone, a handful of vulnerabilities were found for Word, including a big one for Word 2007, the latest and greatest in a long line of Microsoft word processors.

By the way, do you love or hate the ribbon interface? Let us know at [email protected].

Posted by Doug Barney on April 16, 2007


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