Hiya,

On 29 Aug 2007, at 20:04, andrewk9 wrote:

> I hope XPS doesn't gain any traction in the market, but given that  
> it is being forced onto so many PCs it is bound to happen sooner or  
> later. I help to look after 150 PCs and we won't be touching it  
> with a barge pole.
>
> Microsoft's fight to lock in users is starting to seriously annoy  
> me. We've got some Office 2007 PCs here at work and it is a menace.  
> The file format issue we can sidestep by simply switching the  
> default file save format back to the Office 2003 version. The UI  
> changes, along with the fact that it doesn't even render files from  
> Office 2003 correctly are two steps too far for me. The previous 4  
> versions of office were good in a way, because the UI and the file  
> formats were all broadly the same across the versions.

You might be interested in the detailed and sobering reading at:

http://ooxmlisdefectivebydesign.blogspot.com/

While it's not XPS, I would be unsurprised if many of the issues  
raised are common between the two formats.

Cheers,

--
Dave Walker
Client Solutions, Sun Microsystems UK
Tel: +44 780 3079264
http://blogs.sun.com/davew/



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