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Have you been covering I.T. for long Mary-Jo?
"Do users really care enough about file formats ...."

In terms of flame wars it comes second after Windows/Mac/Linux shoot-outs. So what do you think?

As for end users, all they want is to be able to do is to keep reading their documents for years and years to come. The OOMXL trick of wrapping binary legacy formats as an object in an XML wrapper does not really cut the mustard.

The desparation with which Microsoft is attempting to torpedo ODF indicates that Microsoft thinks it is losing the battle.....
Posted by: bportlock   Posted on: 05/10/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Have you been covering I.T. for long Mary-Jo?  bportlock | 05/10/07
Irony?  william.furr@... | 05/10/07
Its not about EOXML's merits  sinleeh@... | 05/10/07
I know what you mean, but....  bportlock | 05/10/07
Too Long  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 05/10/07
LOL! I guess we both need to improve!  bportlock | 05/10/07
ODF all the way!  ruped24 | 05/11/07
MS XML is not open  whisperycat | 05/10/07
Say what?  william.furr@... | 05/10/07
When I say "not open" I mean "Not Open"!  whisperycat | 05/10/07
Resisting... urge... to... label....  william.furr@... | 05/10/07
Microsoft lock in  whisperycat | 05/10/07
Use PDF if you want the job  TripleII | 05/10/07
Not byte-wise compatible  sinleeh@... | 05/10/07
It is not a standard  TripleII | 05/10/07
re: Say what?  M.R. Kennedy | 05/10/07
What good is "open" if its not free ...  George Mitchell | 05/10/07
Users are prepared to pay....  bportlock | 05/10/07
Have you read their "covenant not to sue"...  Tony Agudo | 05/10/07
Microsoft is about profits, not standards  zaine_ridling | 05/10/07
wool pulled over eyes  martin23 | 05/10/07
LOL  TripleII | 05/10/07

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