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Your headline says much. (ODF vs OOXML)
And as usual the "press" (Mary Jo) would like others to see it that way when in fact it is not. Folks, its just another standard that offers users CHOICE in what they use. Nothing more, nothing less.

The only reason the ODF folks are upset is that they thought they found a way to force MS Office out and they got handed their lunch when they tried. Shrug...
Posted by: No_Ax_to_Grind   Posted on: 02/25/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Your headline says much. (ODF vs OOXML)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
Challenge again, I DARE YOU TO Respond.  TripleII | 02/25/08
your dreaming man  Quebec-french | 02/25/08
I know. He won't be back.  TripleII | 02/25/08
Once the standard exists  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
So there is NO CHOICE!  TripleII | 02/25/08
Can you move in to a house before its built?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
Are you trying to say that MS wants to standardize an unfinished spec?  DonnieBoy | 02/25/08
Not at all, but a nice try.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
No, standards are not a game, they are for interoperability. And, you  DonnieBoy | 02/25/08
Yes, if you use ODF.  TripleII | 02/25/08
Nor do you...  storm14k | 02/25/08
And no one has  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
Can you name even one feature missing from ODF that MS needs?  DonnieBoy | 02/25/08
Buwahahaha, are you lsot?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
But what is it that ODF can not do??? You fail to give even one example.  DonnieBoy | 02/25/08
And again I say...  storm14k | 02/25/08
They put the cart before the horse  Ole Man | 02/25/08
This is more like approving a blueprint for ALL future houses, without ever  DonnieBoy | 02/25/08
Only if you build row houses all the same  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
All implementations of a file format must be the same or it is useless.  DonnieBoy | 02/25/08
Should we not get a new standard INCH first, so there was more choice?  hkommedal | 02/26/08
Spanky and the Predators; Oh and the guy in the Monster truck outback !  rtirman37@... | 02/26/08
But your post says nothing  storm14k | 02/25/08
Interoprability?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
Last time I checked  storm14k | 02/25/08
Sorry, ODF simply can not perform the needed tasks  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
Sorry, but ODF is not an application, only a document format. And, to date,  DonnieBoy | 02/25/08
Correct, but the format doesn't meet the needs  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
Sorry, but you can not hame one thing that ODF can not do.  DonnieBoy | 02/25/08
Already did, your a day late and a dollar short  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
The DRM example is the only one you have given, and it is very lame,  DonnieBoy | 02/25/08
Lame? Not to business and governments it isn't  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
ODF can add features?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
But, the useless DRM is the ONLY feature that you have named. And, it COULD  DonnieBoy | 02/25/08
If its open source...  CreepinJesus | 02/26/08
You are exposing yourself....  storm14k | 02/25/08
arguing with an ax-head  Ole Man | 02/25/08
Same as arguing with you Old Man or maybe  transposeIT | 02/26/08
arguing with you Old Man?  Ole Man | 02/26/08
you don't need those fancy features  Linux Geek | 02/25/08
When ODF can't meet it then reduce your  transposeIT | 02/26/08
Reducing expectations?  storm14k | 02/26/08
More FUD  TripleII | 02/25/08
And how many customers can that be?  transposeIT | 02/26/08
Insecurity  fde101 | 02/26/08
Only when the tail is owned by microsoft...  gskiii | 02/25/08
If a gorvernment or a county counsel is using ODF, should not  hkommedal | 02/26/08
Not quite  fde101 | 02/26/08
RE: OOXML vs. ODF: What's happening this week  shoktai@... | 02/25/08
headline  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 02/25/08
voting until they get the answer right?  martin23 | 02/25/08
Thats pretty much how it works  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 02/25/08
Non sequitur...  techboy_z | 02/25/08
Cite an example please.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
Destroyed?  Cardinal_Bill | 02/25/08
Yes, "extended" is a good thing  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
No,  Cardinal_Bill | 02/25/08
Halloween Docs...  SpikeyMike | 02/25/08
Then by all means use a commodity format, just  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
The vast majority  SpikeyMike | 02/25/08
You make a cracking point but...  odubtaig | 02/25/08
And you see nothing wrong in that?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
Not biased,  SpikeyMike | 02/25/08
Pure bias  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/25/08
do they have 'superdelegates'?  Linux Geek | 02/25/08
No, they have MicroDelegates  Ole Man | 02/25/08
Thanks for the info, Mary Jo  Goldie_Simmons | 02/25/08
Just an observation  zkiwi | 02/25/08
Wow, Axey's got every other post . . .  Basic Logic | 02/25/08
RE: OOXML vs. ODF: What's happening this week  ator1940 | 02/26/08
why can't MS just use ODF instead of trying to force everyone to use their  wessonjoe | 02/26/08
Tower of Babel  eweingartner@... | 02/26/08
standard ???  Update victim | 02/26/08
"Standard" BS  Ole Man | 03/01/08
Don`t worry, it`s a joke  green alien | 03/03/08

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