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You don't need M$ anywhere
You could use Apple on the Desktop and have the best of both worlds - truly open standards- UNIX with better usability than Windows.

And you get tons of management stuff.

Apple would be wise to pursue this. If nothing else other than another "look what we can do for the enterprise" feather in the cap.
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Good on them  jjanks | 09/01/05
As much as I dislike Mass...  Rick_K | 09/03/05
No religion here, just saving money and making sure data is in open formats  DonnieBoy | 09/01/05
And they only made this move...  Anti_Zealot | 09/01/05
We need more governments and large companies to make this move as well.  DonnieBoy | 09/01/05
Give up MS Office. Sure, right after you beat that nasty heroin addiction.  chrislovesdana | 09/01/05
Linux?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/01/05
Keep on using Office  tic swayback | 09/01/05
They want all documents in the OASIS standard format  DonnieBoy | 09/01/05
And what about .xls & .ppt?  thetargos | 09/01/05
.XLS & .PPT? Done!  garyedwards@... | 09/01/05
RTF  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/01/05
You don't need M$ anywhere  ITGuy04 | 09/01/05
Unfortunately  SantiagoCrespo | 09/01/05
Same old silly stuff  frabjous | 09/01/05
Obviously you don;t keep up with the news...  PeregrineFalcon | 09/01/05
nothing contradicts what he said  woot! | 09/02/05
Even more silly stuff...  itpro_z | 09/01/05
Same old silly stuff? Pffft!  bigJ_z | 09/05/05
If you're basing your procurement decision on the price of HW...  IT Makes Sense | 09/02/05
More MS Shill FUD on ZDNet...nt  LoCal | 09/01/05
You seem confused, chrislovesdana  rassilon | 09/01/05
Well said  moonbr | 09/02/05
The poor one...  scoobbs@... | 02/27/08
Fits with the rest of their hippy liberalism  ejhonda | 09/01/05
Only state to vote for George McGovern, yes.  Anton Philidor | 09/01/05
Parties aren't painted with too broad a brush  dragontiger | 09/01/05
Sounds like China.  enduser_z | 09/01/05
Bad dog, no bicsuit  the_doge | 09/01/05
Re: Only state to vote for George McGovern, yes.  none none | 09/01/05
yup, good one dude  Jeff Spicoli | 09/01/05
So they were ahead of the curve.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/01/05
No, they failed to follow the standard.  Anton Philidor | 09/02/05
This is a good move!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 09/01/05
they will...  Monkey_MCSE | 09/01/05
Key difference  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/01/05
It's the MS strategy, "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish". nt  LoCal | 09/01/05
Correction  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/01/05
bad move  los_z | 09/01/05
All Microsoft needs to do is make MS Office native format comply with the  DonnieBoy | 09/01/05
Yes and No  Otto_Delete | 09/02/05
More MS Shill FUD...nt  LoCal | 09/01/05
Not excluding Microsoft except by Microsoft choice  JeremyAllison | 09/01/05
This is very troubling for Microsoft. They have to play fair.  DonnieBoy | 09/01/05
Microsoft doesn't have to play fair ...  George Jay | 09/01/05
Very true, that is why governments must DEMAND open formats.  DonnieBoy | 09/01/05
There is a save as function in MS products  osreinstall | 09/01/05
Like Microsoft is the only that understands "advanced" formatting.  DonnieBoy | 09/01/05
Even more fun to see open source get frustrated.  osreinstall | 09/01/05
Another commodity  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/02/05
Actually you have it backwards  osreinstall | 09/02/05
What is still more fun  AmusedAtItAll | 09/02/05
You really are dumber than a box of rocks  osreinstall | 09/02/05
Still in the throes of that psychotic episode I see  AmusedAtItAll | 09/02/05
You really are drunk on open koolaid.  osreinstall | 09/02/05
Backwards compatible? Really?  OfficeDev | 09/02/05
They were phasing out the program with the file format.  osreinstall | 09/02/05
ROFLMAO!!  fmcgowan | 09/06/05
I had no problems with WP files.  osreinstall | 09/06/05
Oh really???  Mark Miller | 09/09/05
Brown noses...  scoobbs@... | 02/27/08
Even OO has its on format.  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/01/05
So, Bully for them.  osreinstall | 09/01/05
Sophistication  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/01/05
That came from; Why does someone insist on running someone elses business?  osreinstall | 09/01/05
rtf - generic  mbrierley | 09/01/05
Exactly  Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/02/05
DOH! - Yourself  osreinstall | 09/02/05
Like I said before kidding you got it backwards.  osreinstall | 09/02/05
A psychotic episode?  AmusedAtItAll | 09/02/05
Another one that doesn't get it.  osreinstall | 09/02/05
MS zealot strikes back...  AmusedAtItAll | 09/02/05
You are still wrong.  osreinstall | 09/02/05
Did you RTFA???  fmcgowan | 09/06/05
Did you think it thru?  osreinstall | 09/06/05
Re: M$ Zealot  OfficeDev | 09/02/05
Shunning a format because it's closed is stupid  osreinstall | 09/02/05
Agreed  evangelinux | 09/01/05
Open formats are the future (I hope)  kiz | 09/01/05
This is GREAT but only because I like to see good  Laff | 09/01/05
More MS Shill FUD on ZDNet...nt  LoCal | 09/01/05
re. chrislovesdana "Give up MS Office. Sure..."  LoCal | 09/01/05
Small Gov?ts Aren't $$$ Flush Like Big Firms  tbbrickster_z | 09/01/05
Not many big companies  gitmo | 09/01/05
Get real  flatliner | 09/02/05
training?  Monkey_MCSE | 09/02/05
Re: training?  OfficeDev | 09/02/05
more difficult than you think  eriklikeszdnet | 09/03/05
open open desktop  Singon Smyth | 09/01/05
Federal Regulations need to be changed as well  Carrion | 09/01/05
Standards really ought to change  masinick@... | 09/01/05
Massachusetts WAS a computer company state  masinick@... | 09/01/05
But they're NOT locking them out!  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/01/05
Saves money huh? SURE!  liqour43@... | 09/01/05
no migration needed  doh123 | 09/01/05
Wrong, but excusable  Mark Miller | 09/09/05
But you sir are , wrong inexcusably  lsorrells | 09/14/05
Finally, some good ol' market competition  rajones_i | 09/01/05
sure is alot of clueless new readers today...  Monkey_MCSE | 09/01/05
sure is alot of clueless new readers today...  bennetttm | 09/02/05
exactly, and i posted that in an earlier topic  Monkey_MCSE | 09/02/05
Yep, M$ is all about money.  Dr_Zinj | 09/02/05
Ya Think?  John Zern | 09/02/05
Double standards on both sides  John Zern | 09/02/05
Right Monkeyboy  osreinstall | 09/02/05
Pot Kettle Black?  Rick_K | 09/03/05
Wrong, you are another ABMer.  osreinstall | 09/03/05
Really now...  Rick_K | 09/04/05
How many years have you been clueless?  osreinstall | 09/05/05
Speaking of Clueless  Rick_K | 09/05/05
Ask them in 5 years on that plan.  osreinstall | 09/05/05
Give it a rest  Rick_K | 09/06/05
Afraid not Rick  osreinstall | 09/06/05
You should be afraid  Rick_K | 09/06/05
Mass can't be too bright  osreinstall | 09/06/05
Speaking of not too bright.  Rick_K | 09/06/05
Poor spelling, yeah right.  osreinstall | 09/06/05
MS and legal ??  talisman | 09/05/05
Afraid so  osreinstall | 09/05/05
MS ADOPT OPEN SOURCE?  sykandtyed | 09/01/05
MS ADOPT OPEN SOURCE?  bennetttm | 09/02/05
Student Test Scores  slempke | 09/01/05
great idea  ted.dushane | 09/01/05
MS and lackys treat OpenSource like the boogey man  Airwolph | 09/02/05
Feds should also stop monopoly  franjayo | 09/02/05
There is no monopoly. Ever heard of Apple or Linux?  lingsun | 09/03/05
Yeeeehaaaaa!  Dr_Zinj | 09/02/05
MS filters  bennetttm | 09/02/05
Free is Useless Mentality.  StateEmployee | 09/02/05
Amazingly the same is true for other state governments  loginssuck | 06/30/06
We wasted over a quarter million dollars of your tax dollars  loginssuck | 06/30/06
Is there an Open-Source VBA for scripting, etc  PJfromOttawa | 09/02/05
Sounds like you'll need to sit still for now.  Yen_z | 09/02/05
You Betcha!  quietLee | 09/02/05
PDF is an open standard  caruso94 | 09/02/05
Re: PDF is an open standard  OfficeDev | 09/02/05
It's about time  bkbouk | 09/02/05
Really? Big deal. All MS will do is  John Zern | 09/02/05
Adobe .pdf is not free or open - It is proprietary  lttaylor@... | 09/02/05
So True.  John Zern | 09/02/05
Indeed  eriklikeszdnet | 09/03/05
Open source free? Really?  eriklikeszdnet | 09/03/05
Those are distros which happen to include Linux . . .  CobraA1 | 09/03/05
Why now? It doesn't make sense.  lingsun | 09/03/05
It's called an "Upgrade cycle"  Rick_K | 09/04/05
Open source will have upgrades also.  osreinstall | 09/04/05
No requirement to be beholden  Rick_K | 09/05/05
Yeah sure and they have to be licensed  osreinstall | 09/05/05
What color is the sky  Rick_K | 09/06/05
Actually the price isn't that bad. But then you are cheap.  osreinstall | 09/06/05
Not cheap at all.  Rick_K | 09/06/05
You aren't being held ransom  osreinstall | 09/06/05
How about Open Source database?  rwgreene | 09/04/05
Oracle's address  jorwell | 09/06/05
Good luck  xilord@... | 09/06/05
We're doomed  b8zs4@... | 09/07/05
Maybe your mind is doomed... provided you have one... which I doubt...  scoobbs@... | 02/27/08
Typo  scoobbs@... | 02/27/08
They will save millions. U.S. economy will crumble.  craig@... | 09/12/05

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