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Story: Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'
Posted by: Neal Schulz (Saturday 8 October 2005, 7:03 AM)
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"The problem is, in its search for a philosophical purity, Massachusetts has chosen a road that no for-profit enterprise would. Which is, to limit their users' choices (and productivity) for the sake of "principle"."
You just don't get it. Open Document Format is the best technological solution. It is not a philosophical decision. Have you read the documents stating why they chose it? It is a well researched, well reasoned argument that makes perfect sense (and allowed broad public comment) and has nothing to do with "principle" and everything to do with pragmatism.
I have never seen as much zealotry over an IT issue as this one, and all the zealots are on the proprietry side and claim to be speaking from reason.
Get over your prejudice and "get the facts" (to quote a well known campaign) before you carry on like this.
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Story: Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'
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Mr. Taylor, do you actually know how many customer... Anonymous -
OpenOffice does have an export as PDF functio... Anugraha -
It just floors me how many folks line up in s... Steve Thompson
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What's the population of Massachusetts? Isn't it m... Tomas Marek
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There is a very good text about it here:
http://ww... Anonymous
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Can you imagine any other industry where if s... Richard
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Microsoft is gambling that they can brea... Dan Clayton -
Yet another prediction of Microsoft's defeat. Wasn... Matt S
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Re Matt: Netscape nearly did harm Microsoft.... Richard
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Most people seem to either hate them or... Anonymous
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Does anybody know what the licensing terms are for... Tavis
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The logic is inescapable: OpenOffice can happily r... Paul Vincent
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Why do you hate Microsoft Office so much? It'... Microsoft Office Fan
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> Why do you hate Microsoft Office so mu... Rodd Clarkson
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Personally, I've been using OOo for... Mitch 74
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What a biased load of crap. Open office is shit. I... Anonymous
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What a biased load of crap. Open office is shit. I... Anonymous
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Doesn't anyone else see the problem with MS includ... Anonymous
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> Doesn't anyone else see the problem with MS... Flash
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> Doesn't anyone else see the problem wi... Rodd Clarkson
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ODF is _not_ "quite new", it is based on StarOffic... Anonymous
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Ad hominem attacks are the hallmark of MS apologis... Olavi Petri
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I disagree. MS Office is used so extensively that... Anonymous
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"MS Office is used so extensively that .doc i... Sean Jodrey
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Do people really believe in 5 years time... Jon
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>There is no more chance of people... Anonymous
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Point is people dont really ca... Jon
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Re: "Do people really believe... Richard
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Now I would not go as far as saying... Clifford
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Standards are not meant to be static. T... Anonymous
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makes sense
i understand your point... Scott W
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That's ho... JJ
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Ejaculate on Microsoft! Testy Testerton
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Standards are meant to be fully backward compatibl... Arthur B.
