@BernardKeane Well you're not going to have to worry about embedded malicious objects or macro viruses that way
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@BernardKeane No really. But Im sure thats not the reason. These days even mobiles render .doc without problems. So no idea why they do that
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@BernardKeane I use RTF in Word when I’m writing a document that will end up exported as PDF.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane just ignorance (not thier fault), LibreOffice is free and writes PDFThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane slightly outdated approach to accessibility - some PDFs are not readable by technology to help sight impairedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane because so simple a format that it should be readable on any platform and future proof (well, resistant)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane easier to edit to suit your own purposes than a PDFThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane simple answer: they’re handcuffed to Outdated Microsoft technologiesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane To be sure you can open it and edit it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Cross platform compatibility. “
@BernardKeane: Techy people - why does anyone bother offering documents in RTF any more?”Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane it's rich text, hold page down and breathe it deeplyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane It's a hangover from after 9/11 when the US turned against the French. Hence, Root The French. You see more RTC these days.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@bernardkeane Often in tech it's less work to just keep doing something than it is to understand why you're doing it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult_programming …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane My understanding is RTF files are readable by most word processors. Reduces compatibility issues.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BernardKeane Because they're Mickey-Soft dinosaurs...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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