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Why would anyone want a 3% solution?
Oh yeah, 3% of the desktops run Linux (on a good day, maybe) and put up with limited software that can't get the job done. Pffftttt.......
Posted by: No_Ax_to_Grind   Posted on: 12/13/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Finally...some common sense  bob2cam | 12/13/05
Office 12  jinko | 12/13/05
IBM trying to block it, Gee, I wonder why?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
happy  tombalablomba | 12/13/05
Huh???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
You have it backwards...  Linux User 147560 | 12/13/05
Why would anyone want a 3% solution?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
Is the check from Redmond late this month, Axey?  Judas I. | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  Judas I. | 12/13/05
Must suck to be such a lousy Windows Admin  Confused by religion | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  Confused by religion | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  Confused by religion | 12/13/05
Hey, Milly, must suck to not know anything about ...  Judas I. | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  Judas I. | 12/13/05
Can't get WHICH job done?  DarrellM | 12/13/05
This job...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
No_Ax, what kind of scam are you  jacarter3 | 12/13/05
Linux could never deliver if MS was banned.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
Your out of your mind  IceTheNet@... | 12/13/05
Legacy  jknight_z | 12/13/05
Takes a little more than some technical ability.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
Legacy apps  nomorems | 12/13/05
WinXP was the one with trouble with legacy apps.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
Cost  jknight_z | 12/13/05
You guys manufacture problems.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
Linux could never deliver if MS was banned.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
ZDNet javascript should be banned.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
I second that motion  IceTheNet@... | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  IceTheNet@... | 12/13/05
I know what you mean, osreinstall.  Judas I. | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  Judas I. | 12/13/05
The problem with that view ...  Judas I. | 12/13/05
Banning closed formats is restaint of trade  osreinstall | 12/13/05
I don't understand how that could be restraint of trade,  Judas I. | 12/13/05
I think that is why they are looking at MS's implementation.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
your so very wrong  IceTheNet@... | 12/13/05
Ice, they are supporting it their way.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
No, no, os.  Judas I. | 12/13/05
Conspiracy appeals to those that have very little insight.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
Didn't answer my question, os:  Judas I. | 12/13/05
No problem OB  osreinstall | 12/13/05
But that doesn't explain why all those other guys,  Judas I. | 12/14/05
Sure it does  osreinstall | 12/14/05
And how can OSS "focus on their own tech" when ...  Judas I. | 12/14/05
You compete by offering better deals  osreinstall | 12/14/05
In order to compete, you have to get onto the playing field.  Judas I. | 12/14/05
Only the retail customer viewpoint matters.  osreinstall | 12/14/05
os, hey, when I went shopping for my first VCR ...  Judas I. | 12/14/05
I see you are still blaming the others.  osreinstall | 12/14/05
Oh, osreinstall, have mercy!  Judas I. | 12/14/05
I have my moments.  osreinstall | 12/14/05
Reading can be difficult  tombalablomba | 12/13/05
Perhaps you missed this bit  Chad_z | 12/13/05
XML is as generic as it gets.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
The problem is, do we have any guarantee MS will NOT extend the standard???  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
Of course it WILL be expanded.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
so-called standards...  jbroche18 | 12/13/05
Sure there are specific uses for a standard, but not most.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
Yes, but will all of the extensions be ADDED to the standard, or will they  DonnieBoy | 12/14/05
Who owns the patenrts and copyrights? If M$, then it is M$ proprietary. NT  Update victim | 12/13/05
Who do you think owned the ODF proposal?  osreinstall | 12/13/05
Sun is giving a non-revocable guarantee that it will never  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
Sun is giving a non-revocable guarantee that it will never  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
Yes, you so eloquently describe what MS has done. And, we need to watch Sun  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
They why  nomorems | 12/13/05
I can't speak for Ax but I never said that.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
osreinstall is a moron.  talisman | 12/14/05
I think talisman doesn't think at all.  osreinstall | 12/14/05
MS is a monopoly because they are smarter.  osreinstall | 12/13/05
Sorry, but Microsoft is NOT a standard for anything but itself...  wildranger | 12/14/05
It is about the license!  TomM_z | 12/13/05
Umm..  hawkeyeaz1 | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  hawkeyeaz1 | 12/13/05
XML  nomorems | 12/13/05
EXACTLY RIGHT ON, my friend!  wildranger | 12/14/05
Rubber stamp.  Robert Crocker | 12/13/05
Yeah but in the end  Michael Kelly | 12/13/05
Meaningless to me. I've never had a problem.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
We also want to open them from OpenOffice, KOffice, etc, no formatting  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
No problem, all you need do is follow the rules  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
Not so fast, we also need a guarantee that MS will not add proprietary, un-  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
As long as the GPL is NOT involved  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
The MS proposal even fails with BSD and MIT licenses  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
Why the almost rabid hatred for software developers?  B.O.F.H. | 12/13/05
Any code covered by the GPL is useless for any for profit.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
Red Hat is doing just fine selling support and service for GPLed software.  DonnieBoy | 12/14/05
The GPL stops people stealing code and then selling it as their own  Zogg | 12/15/05
As long as the GPL is NOT involved  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
Re: We also want to open them from OpenOffice, KOffice, etc, no formatting  richdave | 12/13/05
Yep, with a real standard like ODF, that is all possible.  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
Pathological  Roger Ramjet | 12/13/05
Yes, I like using the BEST Office suite out there.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
Not sure yet  Roger Ramjet | 12/13/05
Framemaker?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
I know I do  nomorems | 12/13/05
I am using the Best Open Office  TomM_z | 12/13/05
That's OK for 10 years, but what about 25? 50? 100?  mikepinter@... | 12/13/05
What's to worry abpout?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
All you've done is replace on problem with another.  mikepinter@... | 12/14/05
Message has been deleted.  mikepinter@... | 12/13/05
Never had a problem in 10 years? How about 25? 50? 100?  mikepinter@... | 12/13/05
Narrow thinking  Michael Kelly | 12/13/05
Office document formats are NOT rocket science. They just need to be fully  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
Block it  graphx | 12/13/05
Just a wild guess  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/13/05
Where are the editors?  Robert Crocker | 12/13/05
"How did THIS get through:"  JustAMuggle | 12/13/05
Um, because it's false...  John Le'Brecage | 12/13/05
A few corrections  java.user | 12/13/05
Kwrite and Abiword...  John Le'Brecage | 12/13/05
A few further corrections  java.user | 12/13/05
Let's examine this further...  John Le'Brecage | 12/13/05
Let's examine this further (links corrected, I hope)  John Le'Brecage | 12/13/05
re: Yet more corrections for Msr. Le'Brecage  java.user | 12/14/05
I'd much prefer to be fishing.  John Le'Brecage | 12/14/05
Something is definitely fishy =P  java.user | 12/14/05
A probable parting request... and probable final answer  John Le'Brecage | 12/14/05
Italic corrected version of previous.  John Le'Brecage | 12/14/05
re: Msr Le'Brecage  java.user | 12/15/05
Your equivocation is transparent java.user  John Le'Brecage | 12/15/05
Again, corrected for italics.  John Le'Brecage | 12/15/05
Yet more for Msr. Le'Brecage  java.user | 12/15/05
Oh! One more thing Msr. Le'Brecage  java.user | 12/15/05
You guys are so funny!; Issue solved.  Cayble | 12/16/05
If this fails MS will bundle  tero_t_vaananen@... | 12/13/05
Never going to happen...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
Bundle... go for it.. they are loosing the battle  graphx | 12/13/05
Office bundled with Windows?  alan.m@... | 12/19/05
well what the hell ibm wait for  toxicfreak | 12/13/05
re: remember OS/2  JustAMuggle | 12/13/05
if its not ibm thenn  toxicfreak | 12/13/05
I do. It was and still is a great operating system.  Update victim | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  DarrellM | 12/13/05
Not a new TLA  DarrellM | 12/13/05
IBM didn't invent the pc.  Anton Philidor | 12/13/05
Office outputs.  Anton Philidor | 12/13/05
Sorry, Anton, but Office is better engineered than that!  John Le'Brecage | 12/13/05
Making assumptions about product design.  Anton Philidor | 12/13/05
This might be too harsh.  John Le'Brecage | 12/13/05
This might be too harsh. (and of course i missed a closure, sorry)  John Le'Brecage | 12/13/05
This might be too harsh. (one more time! Augh!)  John Le'Brecage | 12/13/05
Different words, same meaning.  Anton Philidor | 12/14/05
Never...  John Le'Brecage | 12/14/05
Competence  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/14/05
Rep and I are in heaven...  Mike Cox | 12/13/05
Good one  Darkgeek | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  Darkgeek | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  Darkgeek | 12/13/05
Spinning Tires in Neutral  duclod | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  Mike Cox | 12/13/05
Rep and I are in heaven...  Mike Cox | 12/13/05
Re: Rep and I are in heaven...  BXLE | 12/13/05
Heaven - Ironic use of words  Geotopia | 12/13/05
Check your facts  techboy_z | 12/13/05
More accurate history than most, though...  Anton Philidor | 12/13/05
History and Need  mighetto | 12/13/05
2.5  java.user | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  Confused by religion | 12/13/05
Hear, Hear!  Roger Ramjet | 12/13/05
Hey Milly  nomorems | 12/13/05
I already use a Mac and Linux  Confused by religion | 12/13/05
Why would they want to?  Michael Kelly | 12/13/05
Where technology meets business. wink  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
Yeah, but every add works!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/13/05
mitigating your risk...  John Le'Brecage | 12/13/05
Clarifying...  John Le'Brecage | 12/13/05
Ha ha ha!  jolumoar | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  jolumoar | 12/13/05
Message has been deleted.  jolumoar | 12/13/05
ECMA  Roger Huffadine | 12/13/05
A self-inflicted injury  code_flogger | 12/13/05
Divorce, rubber stamp, naked request, sexy words for MS exploits  educateme@... | 12/13/05
Any standard is a good standard  eheimer | 12/13/05
Hold on. All must be able to read and write. We need a guarantee that MS  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
Spinning Tires in Neutral is not Possible  duclod | 12/13/05
Standards?  ggallman_z | 12/13/05
When WordPerfect has a version for Linux, and it reads and writes ODF,  DonnieBoy | 12/13/05
Microsoft Office Open XML is *not* in wide use  jdeisenberg | 12/13/05
Substance or marketing?  George Mitchell | 12/13/05
It's difficult to divorce the file format from the product  DarrellM | 12/13/05
Wake up! Please!!  bportlock | 12/13/05
He's right  techboy_z | 12/14/05
Who he? Mr Clueless?  Fred Fredrickson | 12/14/05
Spyware  Leila_z | 12/13/05
Spyware software  dimwit44890@... | 12/14/05
Corporate Hegemony  jimc52@... | 12/14/05
microsoft can only get better  jesus_of_suburbia344 | 12/14/05
microsoft can only get better part 2  jesus_of_suburbia344 | 12/14/05
Any and all software and operating systems  dimwit44890@... | 12/14/05
Any and all software and operating systems  dimwit44890@... | 12/14/05
Free from legal enumberances? NOT FOR LONG  eriklikeszdnet | 12/18/05
Free from legal enumberances? NOT FOR LONG  eriklikeszdnet | 12/18/05
My apologies for multiple posts  eriklikeszdnet | 12/18/05
Free of legal encumberances? NOT FOR LONG!  eriklikeszdnet | 12/18/05

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