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There's nothing wrong if MS Office finally has an open standard. The push was for open format documents, not non-MS documents or open source editors. It's like how the government can't promote one religion over another. It can't push one company's product over another. If they use MS Office on their entire network, but the average Joe can open the same document the same way using something FREE that isn't MS Office (without having to reverse-engineer the format), the goal has been accomplished. Believe me, I hate MS Office, too. But, this is a step in the right direction.
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Which "Open" or "Standards based"?  Nigel Johnstone | 01/04/06
More patronisingly put with pictures here:  Nigel Johnstone | 01/04/06
So all the thousands of governments using PDF...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/06
OK, no contract.  Still Lynn | 01/06/06
Need I say more  zzz1234567890 | 01/04/06
Need I write more :"Massachusetts sticking with 'open' documents " - NT  nomorems | 01/04/06
Please say more  tic swayback | 01/04/06
tic, you are being naive.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/06
Right, like when they tell you that you COULD get a tax rebate.  DonnieBoy | 01/04/06
Good point, No_Ax. . . . Politicians are spineless - and will bow to money.  Plain Logic | 01/04/06
I will avert my attention...  Anton Philidor | 01/05/06
Doesn't hurt that much  tic swayback | 01/05/06
I really doubt they will implement odf by Jan 2007  DonnieBoy | 01/04/06
Yes, use an open standard. XML  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/04/06
Yes, odf is an open XML format. Microsofts is not, no rant, just facts  DonnieBoy | 01/04/06
Won't make a bit of difference.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/05/06
Microsoft's XML is not open and thats the end of the story  whisperycat | 01/05/06
The end for you maybe, not Mass.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/05/06
Priorities  duane.wills@... | 01/05/06
Why does microsoft waste time on such piffle  hipparchus2001 | 01/05/06
Sony is better than MSFT? I want what you're smokin'  flatliner | 01/05/06
ps2 games are better  hipparchus2001 | 01/05/06

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