> > anybody received an attachment from MS-Outlook recently? you need
> > Outlook to extract the files - even Outlook Express cannot cope!
>
> I have a simple solution to this - if somebody sends me an attachment
> that I can't extract, I send them a message saying so and advising
> them to send it in a format that I can extract. As far as I'm
> concerned, the onus is on the SENDER to ensure the recipient can use
> what they're attaching, not on the recipient to waste time doing other
> people's jobs for them...
The problem is that when you are in the minority, you are faced with
this more and more to the point where its useless to do anything.
I have faced that at work. Eventually, I just did not have time
to ask for other formats AND explain what that meant to people who
had no clue. This in a company of 200 people.
Now picture the same thing among the millions on the net. Aieeee!
Microsoft is counting on. Most of the people you complain to are
not even likely to understand what you are saying. Dumbing down
users has this effect, and its to Microsoft's advantage.
Of course, I have high hopes a lot of things like this will backfire.
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