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And, you don't know squat about what the average user needs.
Yes, Microsft is throwing anything and everything into to the Office suite to try and keep you hooked, but Governments and large corporations just want simple word processing, simple spread sheets, and simple presentations.

And, on that note, OpenOffice even has way more funcionality that most want.

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

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