Daniel Carrera on 02.06.2005 20:56 wrote:
Robin Laing wrote:
If you want a good idea of how Microsoft views Open formats, look at
their response to the idea of including OASIS filters in Word. The
details are on the OASIS web site.
http://www.oasis-open.org/home/index.php
Basically they don't want to support OASIS but have people use their
version of XML. They may still be forced into supporting OASIS as it
becomes more standardized. :)
I can't say that I'm surprised. I'm hoping that the EU will force them
to support the OASIS OpenDocument format. It could happen.
Dream on.
I don't think regulating standard document formats is the solution. That
would stifle and "bureaucracise" any progress. If people continue to
*choose* to buy and use MS Office, then it is their *own fault*. I've
been using WordPerfect for 10+ years at home and have *never* had any
problems. I've also used it at work for many years until my company
insisted I use MS Office. Prior to that, I had *no* problems using WP
and submitting reports to clients that use Word (paper, PDF, or
converted to Word).
Now the EU could, as a *client*, require that all electronically
submitted reports be in an open format...
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Peter Reaper
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