__/ [ Tim Smith ] on Thursday 15 June 2006 07:04 \__
> In article <4820622.NNFKWFsF3N@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> I was going to reply and say that resources are wasted against the
>> client's will. Just before I did, I found the following in the former Web
>> page:
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The word on the street is that Excel 2002 does not contain an easter |
>>egg. Apparently, Microsoft has received complaints about the waste | of
>>resources and file bloat. `----
>>
>> So, yes... it's about time they got rid of these idiotic conditional
>> statements in the code. If it was Open Source, the programmer would get
>> crucified. It's like leaving your own mark on a project, for vanity to
>> friends and peers (as in, "look what I planted in Excel back when I worked
>> in Redmond"). With interpreted languages, people get criticised for
>
> I don't recall any programmer getting crucified over the Star Wars game in
> OpenOffice.
*panting* Where??? WHERE, ferchristsake???
I agree that it's out of place and I very much doubt it is/was incorporated
into StarOffice.
Best wishes,
Roy
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