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Very difficult to change...

At this point, it would be very difficult to change because Microsoft Office documents have become the de facto standard file formats in almost every office. If someone does not specify the file format, you can almost guarantee the file will either be a Microsoft format or a PDF.

Interestingly, Office 2007 promotes this transition to take place.

Sure, Microsoft and the technical press both say that Office 2007 is the most user-friendly version of Office every created. But it is very different. If users have to re-learn a program anyway, why not relearn with something different? The major competitors already have no problems with the standard document formats; our main hindrance is training and familiarity.

As soon as we can no longer license Office 2003, we may go with another product, likely OpenOffice due to its good file compatibility.

Posted by: MWPollard   Posted on: 07/28/08  (Edited: 07/28/2008 @ 05:26) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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