__/ [ peterwn ] on Saturday 24 June 2006 22:27 \__
> See:
> http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39159860,00.htm
>
> The key part here is:
> "However she added that all companies will be required to deploy
> converters to ensure that their users are able to interact with early
> adopters of Office 2007. "All of you will have to deploy converters
> later this year or early 2007," she told her audience of IT
> professionals."
>
> However why is the Gartner spokeswoman so clear that this is going to
> have to happen. Trouble is:
>
> 1. There is no assurance that the retrofit adaptors will not contain
> 'call mothership' spyware.
> 2. Similarly there is no assurance tht the associated EULA will not
> just stick to the adaptor, but will contain further terms and conitions
> for the general use of Windows and Office.
> 3. Will adaptors be available for older versions of Office (ie 97 and
> earlier) and for other word processors.
>
> Customers and stakeholders should be wary of having XML foisted upon
> them and need to start making it clear to organizations considering
> converting to XML to have another think.
>
> If Open Office is able to adopt XML this would provide some escape
> route, but it is by no means certain this can happen.
OpenOffice has already adopted XML, just not _Office_ XML, which is a gross
use of a buzzword, much like Ajax, Web 2.0, and "Open Source". See the
following summary/translation:
http://ing.dk/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200660622001&NL=1&Category=WEBLOG06
Openness: ODF 4 - OOXML 1
Maturity: ODF 2 - OOXML 0
Interoperability: ODF 3 - OOXML 1
Current usage: ODF 1 - OOMS XML 0
Applicability: ODF 3 - OOXML 1
Potential: ODF 3 - OOXML 0 --
Best wishes,
Roy
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