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Microsoft OOXML: Dead Format Walking
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| Since most Office users would be happy to continue using Microsoft's old
| binary formats, and since those for whom open standards are important would
| probably prefer ODF or PDF formats anyhow, I won't be surprised if OOXML
| quietly dies before that future Office iteration ever sees the light of day.
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http://blogs.eweek.com/brooks/content/office/microsoft_ooxml_dead_format_walking.html
As the ODF-OOXML world turns
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| Oh the drama. Most of us knew ISO approval of Microsoft’s OOXML format was
| not the end, but more of a beginning in the ongoing fight for the future’s
| file format. Any doubts of that were put to rest this week with a flurry of
| activity around OOXML’s approval, ODF adoption, Microsoft’s support and the
| stance of U.S. states and other governments.
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http://blogs.the451group.com/opensource/2008/05/23/as-the-odf-ooxml-world-turns/
Recent:
Should We Fear the (Redmond) Geeks Bearing Gifts?
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| As well as this unexpected backing, proponents of ODF should also find their
| hand strengthened once OpenOffice.org 3.0 appears. By all accounts it's a
| good step up from version 2.0, and that was markedly better than 1.0.
| All-in-all, then, things are looking up for open source office suites in
| enterprises: now might be a good time to go on the offensive.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?RSS&entryid=815
Microsoft's ODF Policy Gets Skeptical Reception From EU
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| Little sooner had Microsoft announced upcoming Office support for the Open
| Document Format than the European Commission countered that it will
| investigate to make sure such a measure actually ensures greater consumer
| choice. Microsoft's Office 2007 will support ODF once the suite's Service
| Pack 2 comes along. It's expected in the first half of 2009.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/63120.html
Microsoft's embrace of ODF cautiously welcomed
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| A looming concern is if Microsoft's implementation of ODF within Office will
| handle documents with the same or better performance as competing suites.
| Microsoft has been criticized for embracing a particular standard but using
| subtle means within its software to subvert it.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1038591799&rid=-50
All eyes on how Microsoft pulls off ODF support
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| European Commission, weary of dealing with Microsoft, will put the software
| giant under the microscope
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1748725720&rid=-50
EU to investigate Microsoft file format support.
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| Microsoft's move, also announced Wednesday, is seen as a concession to
| regulators concerned about competition and to customers, mainly governments,
| worried about product lock-in.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9950148-7.html
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