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Story: Microsoft 'must support OpenDocument'
Posted by: Clifford (Thursday 22 December 2005, 8:17 AM)
Now I would not go as far as saying 99% The issue is really that Microsoft is expensive. Look into buying a pc without an operating system on it. They run about $100 cheaper than one that ships with Windows. Consider how much the price of Windows and MS Office have climbed in the last 5 years. Conisder all the 3rd world countries that are beginning to get computers of their own. Now they can either run pirated versions of Windows and not get any updates, or they can find an alternative. Singapore and China are great examples of where open source software has flourished. It is easily attainable and you donate if you think the software is worth it.
The fact of the matter is that this is more than just an argument over a format. This is Microsoft doing their best to make sure that the .doc format becomes a standard for the world and not just developed countries. Microsoft will probably still be the OS of choice in 5 years. Matter of fact, Microsoft is here to stay. But the world is changing and where they fail to keep up they fail to win. Google is the king of the internet as compared to Microsoft. Somehow it has become one of Microsoft's biggest competitors.
Whenever Microsoft drags its feet a race to catch up to the rest always follows. Microsoft is here to stay. 20 years can change a lot. In 30 to 50 years Microsoft may have to completely redefine itself as IBM has. Folowing one company and not allowing others to compete makes software and an industry stagnant. Look at IE.
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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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Yet another prediction of Microsoft's defeat. Wasn... Matt S
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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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Now I would not go as far as saying... Clifford -
Standards are not meant to be static. T... Anonymous
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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.
