theres no way
not of this world | 05/16/06
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I don't agree.
nomorems | 05/16/06
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Have you compared the two specs?
A.Sinic | 05/16/06
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Have you compared the two licenses?
Roger Ramjet | 05/16/06
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Pounds of paper
Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/16/06
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ODF... Support
aallord | 05/16/06
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Why is the spec slimmer?
John Le'Brecage | 05/16/06
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For reasons of
nomorems | 05/16/06
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Support will be provided by others.
mighetto | 05/16/06
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Java speed
smcnutt@... | 05/16/06
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What?
techboy_z | 05/16/06
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Depends what version you are using
Scrat | 05/17/06
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Extension of the penulties from the last US antitrust case...
nomorems | 05/16/06
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The Story I believe read...
aallord | 05/16/06
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Gartner is completely clueless
No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
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Do you work for them?
Roger Ramjet | 05/16/06
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If I did, they would be right more often.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
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No_ Window_of_Doubt_to_ Grind - NT
raycote | 05/17/06
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Good one ! - hope your point will be taken ! - NT
raycote | 05/17/06
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You're President of Gartner?
itanalyst | 05/16/06
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He is the armchair President - NT
raycote | 05/17/06
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Ah, yes
Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/16/06
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Gee, do you need me to use smaller words?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
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Envy?
Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/16/06
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You might accuse Gartner of stating the obvious, but they are right more
DonnieBoy | 05/16/06
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#1 prediction that Windows would be secure by now...
nomorems | 05/16/06
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Every_ Ax_Grinding_Away - But not much to say! - NT
raycote | 05/17/06
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you are clueless
Linux Geek | 05/16/06
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NWOR (nt)
No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
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I quite agree
Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/16/06
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That's not fair - everyone continues to respond to you! - NT
raycote | 05/17/06
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Still, we don't need two XML fomats, one will do just fine.
DonnieBoy | 05/16/06
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We?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
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No, just speaking for the intelligent and rational people among us.
DonnieBoy | 05/16/06
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Ask first. (NT)
Anton Philidor | 05/16/06
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Proof in the pudding second...
nomorems | 05/16/06
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He's stealing your show  - NT
raycote | 05/17/06
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When thinking of Gartner one word comes to mind: Y2K
smcnutt@... | 05/16/06
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Yet another inane troll - YAIT
Fred Fredrickson | 05/16/06
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Ahhh, memories...
Zeppo9191 | 05/16/06
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Well, you are right, but we are talking billions of dollars here.
DonnieBoy | 05/16/06
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Washington State will Require ISO
mighetto | 05/16/06
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If nothing else, governments and large corporations will use this to
DonnieBoy | 05/16/06
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I wonder how they figure?
JoeMama_z | 05/16/06
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Man, we are talking generic office suites here. MS Office is nothing more
DonnieBoy | 05/16/06
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If you believe that garbage...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/16/06
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We are always enlightened
Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/16/06
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And, you don't know squat about what the average user needs.
DonnieBoy | 05/16/06
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Power Users Can't Hold Back Tide
jdearl | 05/16/06
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Office as a Platform
A.Sinic | 05/16/06
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and why am I NOT surpised by your lack of knowledge.
nomorems | 05/16/06
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Every one with a different opinion than No_Ax is ignorant
raycote | 05/17/06
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You are right (to some degree)
JoeMama_z | 05/16/06
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OpenOffice and MS Office are really about the same, so if they didn't like
DonnieBoy | 05/16/06
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That can't be right
Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/16/06
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Somewhat right
Tony Agudo | 05/16/06
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Right, I agree there, the new version of MS Office will be completely
DonnieBoy | 05/16/06
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Yes it can
Fred Fredrickson | 05/16/06
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Simple...
John Le'Brecage | 05/16/06
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thanks for the reply...
JoeMama_z | 05/16/06
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Just about nobody?
techboy_z | 05/16/06
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I use open office...
JoeMama_z | 05/16/06
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Realistic but not non-existent
techboy_z | 05/17/06
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Corporations and large corporations, you will get HUGE discounts from MS.
DonnieBoy | 05/16/06
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How dare the International Standards Organization NOT to
michael_t | 05/16/06
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Following ISO
A.Sinic | 05/17/06
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To speak the truth
michael_t | 05/17/06
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PDF Interoperability...
interested_amateur@... | 05/16/06
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This is not a problem for Microsoft...
John Le'Brecage | 05/16/06
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Saving Don the trouble
Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/16/06
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Actually, I was hoping for Anton...
John Le'Brecage | 05/16/06
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You get what you pay for
Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/16/06
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I'm a ZD poster, John, not a rhetorician.
IronCladChicken | 05/17/06
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please, no, not Anton
barsteward | 05/16/06
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Implement?
TheHonestTruth | 05/16/06
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PDF and ODF's purposes are different
Tony Agudo | 05/16/06
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Just a quick response
TheHonestTruth | 05/17/06
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Excel used as a word processor?
Tony Agudo | 05/17/06
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Yes, a wordprocessor
TheHonestTruth | 05/17/06
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PDF?
Yagotta B. Kidding | 05/16/06
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John, One of the saner posts here . . . Thanks (nt)
Plain Logic | 05/16/06
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Why do ODF supporters insist on count BOTH StarOffice and OpenOffice.org
hornerea | 05/17/06
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