On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:33:52 -0400, James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Urbane Tiger wrote: >> Now that OOXML has been accepted by the ISO as a standard can we >> expect OOo will adopt it its the preferred format. >> >> Please no rants - there are plenty of soapboxes that are very much >> more visble to the world at large than is this mailing list. >> >> > >This is no rant, but anyone who knows anything about OOXML would never >suggest such a thing. From a technical perspective, it's an absolute >disaster, the sole purpose of which, is to further MS lockin. Same goes for USB v Firewire. Can you buy a 500G WD Firewire hard disk at the Post Office for $AU179 -- no. Can you buy a 500G WD USB hard disk at the Post Office for $AU179 -- yes. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
