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"... forced to pay for [Microsoft Office as] a competing product..."?
The problem for officials advocating ODF is that people want to use Microsoft Office, and thus its formats. So they must stop people from obtaining what they consider the most effective, maybe even enjoyable solution to problems they have to solve.

Left alone, the market will choose Microsoft Office. That's why the competitors and antagonists undertook this campaign in the first place.

If any of the competing products were considered adequate, would the compulsion of law be necessary to force people to use them?

Even in MA, people are still being allowed to choose Office, and are probably doing so. They may not be able to save officially in the formats they're using, but that will someday be resolved.

The battle is against what people want and are willing to purchase. Microsoft is opposing compulsion, not advocating it.

Sounds strange, no?!
Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 03/01/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Here is where Microsoft's legal department kicks in.  nomorems | 02/28/07
I can just hear it. But, but, it is not fair if we don't have an advantage,  DonnieBoy | 02/28/07
That's pretty much it...  shawkins | 03/01/07
This will make Billy and Stevie squirm some more.  DonnieBoy | 02/28/07
The only one I see squirming  John Zern | 03/01/07
But proprietary standards ARE good.....  shawkins | 03/01/07
Another blow to the mighty M$ empire  DarthRidiculous | 02/28/07
MS t o add more ODF support and waive dollars  Boot_Agnostic | 02/28/07
This is rapidly becoming a bandwagon ...  George Mitchell | 02/28/07
anti trust laws  arash_r@... | 03/01/07
Your places of work went with one program over another  Boot_Agnostic | 03/01/07
References?  yyuko@... | 03/01/07
One Stop Info Store  whisperycat | 03/01/07
This is an appropriate procedure...  Anton Philidor | 03/01/07
Re: California may adopt OpenDocument  none none | 03/01/07
Okay cable TV is like software.  Anton Philidor | 03/01/07
Cable TV IS like software ...  George Mitchell | 03/01/07
"... forced to pay for [Microsoft Office as] a competing product..."?  Anton Philidor | 03/01/07
Re: Okay cable TV is like software.  none none | 03/01/07
Your hypothetical premise.  Anton Philidor | 03/01/07
Re: Your hypothetical premise.  none none | 03/01/07
MA tried and got shot down. Good luck, CA  ejhonda | 03/01/07
When and how...  Logics | 03/01/07
Was it shot down or sent back for more review  Boot_Agnostic | 03/01/07
Thats right! CA and every other state should cower before the bully!  George Mitchell | 03/01/07
Sounds like Sun, Oracle, Real and AOL  Boot_Agnostic | 03/01/07
Its already happening in places that are unoticed ...  George Mitchell | 03/01/07

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