OT: Massachusetts Verdict: MS Office Formats Out

Mike McCarty mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net
Wed Sep 28 16:14:53 UTC 2005


Fajar Priyanto wrote:
> The future is forming up....
> 
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1863060,00.asp
> 
> The state of Massachusetts Friday made it official: It will use only 
> nonproprietary document formats in state-affiliated offices effective Jan. 1, 
> 2007. Although state CIO Peter Quinn has said repeatedly that this issue does 
> not represent "the state versus Microsoft Corp. —or any one company," 
> adoption of the long-debated plan may result in all versions of Microsoft's 
> Office productivity suite being phased out of use throughout the state's 
> executive branch agencies. 

Or MS could "open" its document format...

[snip]

Mike
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