After MacWrite, Word for Mac never had any serious rivals on the Mac. Within a few months Word 3.0 was superseded by a more stable Word 3.01, which was mailed free to all registered users of 3.0. Word 3.0 included numerous internal enhancements and new features, including the first implementation of the Rich Text Format (RTF) specification, but was plagued with bugs. The second release of Word for Macintosh, shipped in 1987, was named Word 3.0 to synchronize its version number with Word for DOS this was Microsoft's first attempt to synchronize version numbers across platforms. ![]() After its release, Word for Mac's sales were higher than its MS-DOS counterpart for at least four years. ![]() Following the precedents of LisaWrite and MacWrite, Word for Mac added true WYSIWYG features. This was made easier by the fact that Word for DOS had been designed for use with high-resolution displays and laser printers, even though none were yet available to the general public. ![]() In 1985, Microsoft ported Word to the Macintosh.
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