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Allows Developers to Counter Vista/ Office Strategy
One of the things successful warriors do is attach plans first. If the plan can be destroyed then there is no battle field, and no casualties.

This article allows state governments to move ahead with strategies building on what the Commonwealth of Mass is doing. Any plans to use Vista, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Services, that the connected have are not material to moving forward because of the plan to make all things Microsoft open document capable. Halting an open document related project with the rational that it is best to wait for a coming Microsoft product or service no longer is possible. The project can only be halted on a cost benefit analysis which is hard to do on products not yet released.

There is another story related to this notion of attaching plans. HUD recently decided to use a PeopleSoft "Center of Excellence" rather than an inhouse Peoplesoft installation.

The licenses were transferable to the Center of Ecellence and in effect HUD outsourced to it. They likely moved off of a Microsoft SQL database to an Oracle database but how would HUD know that? The center of excelence is anouther US government agency, I think the Treasury.

The main point is that the battlefield that Microsoft has played in (our offices and agencies) no longer applies. IT professionals can look forward to whatever Mass developes. likely the librarys will be jared as gov.mass.utilities and combinde with gov.wa.utilites and gov.fed.utilities. You get the picture.

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Still not there  superbus | 05/05/06
Actually, I would tend to say  John Zern | 05/05/06
But that has nothing to do with the price of eggs  Edward Meyers | 05/05/06
Really, the two interfaces are almost the same. Sure, if you are  DonnieBoy | 05/05/06
I disagree..  mdsmedia | 05/06/06
I find OpenOffice easier to use because I am familiar with it.  DonnieBoy | 05/07/06
Stability vs. Options  superbus | 05/05/06
It will begin with govt docs  Edward Meyers | 05/05/06
This is a great tool for companies that want to transition slowley to  DonnieBoy | 05/05/06
Why?  superbus | 05/05/06
Would only be for governments like Mass. that have mandated ODF.  DonnieBoy | 05/05/06
Open Office does rock  mighetto | 05/05/06
All that worry over nothing  Michael Kelly | 05/05/06
Microsoft will be working arround the clock to cause problems with this.  DonnieBoy | 05/05/06
OpenOffice vs Microsoft  mighetto | 05/05/06
Soooo much commotion just in order to protect a PRIVATE firm ...!  michael_t | 05/05/06
(sorry, but...) Isn't the IPOD format proprietary?  314 | 05/05/06
Why does MS Office have to do anything...  SouthernPride | 05/05/06
Yes but who cares?  YaBaby | 05/08/06
How is this such a "twist?"  PB_z | 05/05/06
Allows Developers to Counter Vista/ Office Strategy  mighetto | 05/05/06
If it works use it...  SouthernPride | 05/05/06
We are building a World Society  mighetto | 05/05/06
whatever Mass developes  treyhaltom_z | 05/08/06
Office Co$t  DarthRidiculous | 05/05/06
I agree totally, this will just help with transition plans, and also so  DonnieBoy | 05/05/06
MS Office Vs OpenDocument  wwiley@... | 05/06/06
97 and 2000 were very unstable  Edward Meyers | 05/06/06
Not my experience  georgeou | 05/06/06
In your Dreams- And I'm glad you brought up WP  Edward Meyers | 05/06/06
I can make excel crash with a couple lines of vba (NT)  ju1ce | 05/08/06
MS Office didn't get where it did by sucking  georgeou | 05/06/06
Ummm - NO  Edward Meyers | 05/06/06
It got there by being the cheaper yet "compatible" alternative.  LazLong | 05/07/06
Your knowledge  zkiwi | 05/07/06
Actually he's not a staff writer,...  Tony Agudo | 05/07/06
Hmmm  zkiwi | 05/07/06
It got where it did by being the first and best on Windows and being  DonnieBoy | 05/07/06
Unlike yOU who have elevated this method  michael_t | 05/08/06
You're right, George!  JDThompson | 05/09/06
Sounds like you have very selective memory. You also forgot about all the  DonnieBoy | 05/07/06
Strike One  Roger Ramjet | 05/08/06
The problem I've seen...  ju1ce | 05/08/06
PULEASE, this just helps sell more copies  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/08/06
Maybe.... Maybe Not...?  LazLong | 05/08/06
Gee boys and girls, I told you it wasn't a big deal.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/08/06
Get OEM support...  techboy_z | 05/08/06
A great new feature for MS Office - Brilliant!  WiredGuy | 05/08/06
Not looking forward to people mailing in Office12 format  RJCorfield | 05/08/06
Somebody finally did it  Mark Miller | 05/09/06
Message has been deleted.  myfevertoy | 10/22/06

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