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I think part of Word's problem was the need to find a more compact file format. Word .doc files are quite bloated, whereas .docx are much smaller. I am not sure the effect is as pronounced in other apps, and I have not checked.

Speaking personally, I did/do not mind so much the need to migrate to Excel (from Lotus 1-2-3, which I still use with some fairly sophisticated spreadsheets because conversion is very difficult or beyond my ability) or PowerPoint.

For me the big issue is the word processor. Besides WP I use Word because I have to, including the fact that Google Docs does not offer WP compatibility.