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Microsoft wins. We lose...open standards have taken a major hit, which
will eventually hit us in the wallet...
In the long run, this means that no one except Microsoft Office users
will be able to Open XML. And since it's a "standard," no one else
will give OpenOffice, WordPerfect or any of the other office suites a
fair try. Once more, Microsoft will have set up the software game so
that it and it alone, can be the only winner.
Don't think it will matter to you as a user? Just wait until you see
what the next version of Office is going to cost you once Microsoft
has ground its would be competition back into the dirt.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2165652,00.asp
Money, lies, and corruption. The themes of our times.
