{"id":41869,"date":"2019-09-29T15:31:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/blockchains\/?p=41869"},"modified":"2024-03-04T13:19:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T21:19:35","slug":"how-blockchain-might-evolve-2-microsoft-word-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu\/blockchains\/how-blockchain-might-evolve-2-microsoft-word-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"How Blockchain might evolve, 2: Microsoft Word timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" What do you say to a champion?\u00a0 Few in the family knew.\u00a0 At large gatherings, Horacio Velha (lower left on the poster) often stood alone or with his wife, occasionally talking to others from the immigrant generation.\u00a0 By then he was elderly, but he always stood straight and wore a suit.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>He wore<\/span><\/span> green, even when the color was out of favor.\u00a0 It made for an odd look at times, but we were in awe of him. It’s a color of Portugal, and it was the color he wore when he fought his way to become the Iberian welterweight champion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>My great-aunt and uncle remembered people coming up to him when they were visiting in Portugal. Decades had gone by, but he was never forgotten.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The highlights from Microsoft Word’s long and detailed\u00a0 timeline resemble a boxer’s record.\u00a0 Word has been at the top for a long time, fending off challenges from free alternatives and paid programs.\u00a0 Will Blockchain evolve in the same way?\u00a0 How many challengers will come along before it is dethroned, and peer to peer networks are built with different tools?<\/p>\n

While the analogy only goes so far, it still fits.\u00a0 Software goes through many versions, but boxers only have one body. In this case, Horacio Velha left in time to have a good life and remain sharp well in to his eighties.<\/p>\n

Here is a sample of Microsoft Word’s record so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/strong><\/td>\nOpponent<\/strong><\/td>\nVenue<\/strong><\/td>\nResult<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nGoogle Docs<\/td>\nMass Market\u00a0<\/td>\nW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nApache OpenOffice<\/td>\nMass Market<\/td>\nW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nLibreOffice<\/td>\nMass Market<\/td>\nW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nGoogle Docs<\/td>\nTranslation<\/td>\nW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nWordPerfect<\/td>\nLegal Arena<\/td>\nL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nWordPerfect<\/td>\nMass Market<\/td>\nW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nWordPerfect<\/td>\nMass Market<\/td>\nL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nWordStar<\/td>\nMass Market<\/td>\nL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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