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Stroll on the day when politics stops interfering with choice....
Never mind that the format is slow and crap, as long as it is "politically correct" e.g "open".

[url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=101]Click here for the results of MS Office XLS vs MS Office XML vs OpenOffice XML[/url], bearing in mind that the ODF structure was based on existing OpenOffice code. Regardless of whether you agree or disagree about the OpenOffice vs MS saga, the point remains that choosing XML and then basing the standard on possibly the worst implementation of XML has led to the disastrous decision of choosing the slowest, most bloated format as the "standard" that is now being submitted to ISO.

What ever happened to "using the best tool for the job?"

References:
[url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=101]Microsoft Office versus Open Office shootout[/url] - George OU ZDNet.com
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenDocument]OpenDocument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.[/url]
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Train is picking up steam!  techboy_z | 10/10/05
Pet Peeve.  Zinoron | 10/11/05
An ISO standard! Now we need more states/countries/corporations to mandate  DonnieBoy | 10/10/05
If it's mandated, how is it free?  Real World | 10/11/05
Governments and Corporations often mandate standards in order to save money  DonnieBoy | 10/11/05
Which is it?  Real World | 10/11/05
This is all about choice. Governments and corporations need to be free to  DonnieBoy | 10/11/05
Freedom is mandated?  Anton Philidor | 10/11/05
No, Massachusettes CHOSE the Open Document standard. They were NOT  DonnieBoy | 10/11/05
The market has spoken  Real World | 10/11/05
RE: The market has spoken  nightshade0143 | 10/11/05
Yes, the use of past tense is good here. The market is changing.  DonnieBoy | 10/11/05
Yes, the use of past tense is good here. The market is changing.  DonnieBoy | 10/11/05
As far as MS goes  Boot_Agnostic | 10/11/05
ISO Mechanics  Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/10/05
Stroll on the day when politics stops interfering with choice....  Scrat | 10/11/05
Worst Implementation?!?!?!?!  nucrash | 10/11/05
The Job is...  zztong | 10/11/05
These people are comparing the products and format, not just the format  DonnieBoy | 10/11/05
And, this is NOT interfering with choice, this is ANOTHER choice.  DonnieBoy | 10/11/05
Yeah..  nomorems | 10/11/05
This enables *more* choice  techboy_z | 10/11/05
Futureproofing  JMcCullagh | 10/11/05
Yes, it's a stick-it-to-Microsoft issue...  Anton Philidor | 10/11/05
Yes, and the state SHOULD stick it to the companies screwing the state.  DonnieBoy | 10/11/05
About time  Chad_z | 10/11/05
Place your bet.  Anton Philidor | 10/11/05
Best move ever.. Other states to follow.  PaulWallen | 10/11/05
Probably the best point, is governments SHOULD stick it to the vendors and  DonnieBoy | 10/11/05
State of MA standing alone in the desert?  Eggs Ackley_z | 10/11/05
MA and ODF  jbroche18 | 10/11/05
Full Formatting  jdakula | 10/11/05
My wife uses Word Perfect too. But, Word Perfect does not support OD yet.  DonnieBoy | 10/11/05
And good, any user, biz, or state, and on and on  Boot_Agnostic | 10/11/05

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