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Orchid XP v3 wrote:
> Warp wrote:
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>> Anyways, and to my point finally, what I don't really understand is why
>> Microsoft is doing this.
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> Certain people have declared "from now on, we will only use open
> document formats". So M$ responded by creating an "open" document
> format, to encourage these people to keep using it. (Oh yeah, it's not
> actually "open" at all. But it does *say* "open" on it... that's good
> enough, right?)
>
It's good enough if MS can get enough votes.....
Tom
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136711-c,techindustrytrends/article.html
If this article is trustworthy, there is reason to rejoice. :)
Rune
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Rune wrote:
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136711-c,techindustrytrends/article.html
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> If this article is trustworthy, there is reason to rejoice. :)
Nah. It just got rejected on this particular round of voting. Narrowly.
There'll be a next time soon enough...
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>> (Oh yeah, it's not
>> actually "open" at all. But it does *say* "open" on it... that's good
>> enough, right?)
>>
>
> It's good enough if MS can get enough votes.....
Indeed. It's kinda dissapointing how many things in life come down to
something as subjective and unscientific as a vote...
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On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:18:40 -0400, Tom Austin wrote:
> It's good enough if MS can get enough votes.....
Looks like they didn't, though. :-)
Jim
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Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:18:40 -0400, Tom Austin wrote:
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>> It's good enough if MS can get enough votes.....
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> Looks like they didn't, though. :-)
>
> Jim
my thoughts exactly :-)!
Tom
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On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:53:22 -0400, Tom Austin wrote:
> my thoughts exactly !
Yeah, but knowing how MS deals with stuff like this, it ain't over yet...
Jim
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Rune <new### [at] runevision com> wrote:
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136711-c,techindustrytrends/article.html
> If this article is trustworthy, there is reason to rejoice. :)
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1382
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Warp wrote:
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1382
Housing prices *are* heading up!
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> Housing prices *are* heading up!
And, more importantly, faster than my salary!
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