Josh wrote:
I have to agree with you, while forcing MS to support the format,
Except that Microsoft has never adhered to a standard. Every time
Microsoft has made a program, they have either ignored, or broken the
standard.
see some major university or even a local school district's Vocational
That hasn't happened in the US, yet. It has happened in a couple of
other countries.
ever saw a Dell or Gateway commercial with "Configured with Red Hat" or
It has been a couple of years since I saw either Gateway or Dell
advertise them.
waiting on a single commercial for Open Source software like Linux or
Gentoo.
I've seen adds for FLOSS in all media --- radio and TV spots,
newspapers, magazines, billboards, etc.
Most of them have been like the recent series distributed by Sun for
OpenOffice.org. Paid for by a third party.
As far as the ODF format goes? Go OO! It might not be a major win, but
you have to pick and choose your battles.
> For MS to even support the format, I think that is quite a large step.
It means that Microsoft gets to once more, embrace, extend and ensure
that the format is set back by at least a decade, if not two.
That means that MS "officially" acknowledges OO.
At least two years ago Microsoft admitted that OOo was a potential threat.
The only question is what the rest of their strategy is.
is pretty official. My money is on OO in the long run.
I'd rather wait until after Microsoft v OOo user # 1.. 10,000 are over.
xan
jonathon
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