Be careful about getting dragged into the M$ alternate definitions of
English words. There currently is no *standard* in use in Massachusetts.
The current binary MS formats may certainly be ubiquitous, but are
anything but standard. There are variations for each version of each
package on each platform.
Note also that the various XML-based formats MS has been touting are
neither standard nor in use. They are different and incompatible with
each other. So far, only OpenDocument has been peer reviewed and approved
by an industry standards body (OASIS) and then submitted to ISO.
-Lars
Lars Nooden ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Software patents kill innovation and harm all Net-based business.
Keep them out of the EU by writing your MEP, keep the market open.
On Tue, 1 Nov 2005, Sam Hiser wrote:
[snip]
B) exists because Microsoft has such overwhelming access and also
because it is the Existing standard and people go with what they know.
[snip]
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