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This is all about choice. Governments and corporations need to be free to
pick the software and/or file formats that will be used. And, yes, after they make the choice, they mandate it company wide. Imagine, every user choosing to use a different format. That would not make sense. Large governments and corporations often roll out Microsoft Office accross all departments (mandated), but we don't here you crying "no choice" in those cases. In this case, they are only mandating the format, NOT the software, so this is not as limiting as rolling out MS Office company wide or government wide.

So, Open Document will win or lose in the market based on the merits. If the format is incomplete or slow or bloated or whatever, it will lose out and nobody will use it. On the other hand, if it has all of the formating features needed, and allows governments and corporations to standardize and avoid lock-in, read save money, it will be a success.

Let the market decide.
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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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