On 10/17/2010 9:27 PM, Michael Adams wrote:
They change every time a new version of Microsoft Office is released.
This common perception is not true. The reality is that there have only
been four Word formats in the last 20 years:
- Word 6
- Word 95
- Word 97/2000/XP
- Docx
As mentioned, user dissatisfaction with the last change will greatly impede
any further changes. OO has *almost* perfect compatibility with all of the
above now, evidence on the ground that compatibility can be achieved,
making all of the theoretical arguments that it cannot be done irrelevant.
If we go the last 2%, OO will be the standard very quickly, and the ODF
format will then follow since the path will be greatly eased.
Existing users could make more use of the software than many do now, and
they could spread the good news widely and with confidence new users would
have a good experience.
True unvarnished evangelism. All hail the word processor ;) "The good news" is
a version of the Bible isn't it?
I've noticed a pattern in the responses of those that don't want OO to be
compatible with the de facto existing standard. Emotion. As a middle aged
developer that took some time to learn this lesson, I pass on to you some
invaluable advice - this kind of emotion is a distortion field that
prevents your rational mind from accepting new information. When having to
change your mind becomes an emotionally painful event, you will
increasingly become an ideologue - completely sure of your comfortable
position, and unable to grow. Fwiw.
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