mass.gov— On Sept 21, Massachesetts finalized the requirement for the Executive office to use the OpenDocument format. Too bad for Microsoft.
Sep 22, 2005View in Crawl 4
The next version of Microsoft Office will use a format, which Microsoft claims to be "open".I think that is a more accurate statement than the fanbois... The next version of Microsoft Office will use an open format.Microsoft's "open" format is patented. Each individual user of non-Microsoft code (read OpenOffice.org) must individually execute a royalty free patent license agreement with Microsoft. Yeah, that sure is "open". It is so "open" that it makes GPL/LGPL code completely incompatible. (Note: OpenOffice.org is LGPL.)Also a nit. There is a software package named "Open Office" from a Korean company. Open Office is proprietary and closed source. This Korean company also owns the trademark on the term Open Office.There is another software package called OpenOffice.org. Please note the DOT-ORG.
"If you talk to people about Office suites, the number one hook Microsoft still has is INcompatibility. If they opened up their formats, customers would have little reason to pay for the new Office when it came out, and corporate users wouldn't be tied to Windows/Office/Exchange/ActiveDirectory."fixed it for you
bxboySep 23, 2005
Ditto!
wildjohn999Sep 23, 2005
who cares?
zwilliamsSep 23, 2005
Just give M$ time, they'll patent XML and all its flavors because the USPTO is full of either retards or greedy people.
dickbreathSep 23, 2005
The next version of Microsoft Office will use a format, which Microsoft claims to be "open".I think that is a more accurate statement than the fanbois... The next version of Microsoft Office will use an open format.Microsoft's "open" format is patented. Each individual user of non-Microsoft code (read OpenOffice.org) must individually execute a royalty free patent license agreement with Microsoft. Yeah, that sure is "open". It is so "open" that it makes GPL/LGPL code completely incompatible. (Note: OpenOffice.org is LGPL.)Also a nit. There is a software package named "Open Office" from a Korean company. Open Office is proprietary and closed source. This Korean company also owns the trademark on the term Open Office.There is another software package called OpenOffice.org. Please note the DOT-ORG.
b04155Sep 23, 2005
"If you talk to people about Office suites, the number one hook Microsoft still has is INcompatibility. If they opened up their formats, customers would have little reason to pay for the new Office when it came out, and corporate users wouldn't be tied to Windows/Office/Exchange/ActiveDirectory."fixed it for you
applesuxSep 23, 2005
OMG - Office Sweet?..... SUITE!!!!!!
Closed AccountSep 24, 2005
Microsoft responded harshly to the plan, calling it "inconsistent and discriminatory."Now isnt that, the pot calling the kettle black?<a class="user" href="http://www.betanews.com/article/Mass_Finalizes_Plan_to_Drop_MS_Office/1127507226">http://www.betanews.com/article/Mass_Finalizes_Plan_to_Drop_MS_Office/1127507226</a>
compu73rg33kSep 24, 2005
Bout f**king time. Down with M$ and up with OpenSource!!!!!!