OpenDocument Plug-In Ready For Microsoft Office
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| henke54 May 06, 2006 7:09 AM EDT |
"Microsoft's Office monopoly on the desktop has made it difficult, if not impossible, for organizations to move to other software. The plug-in, which was donated to the foundation from the open-source community, could become a bridge for organizations looking to wean themselves from the Redmond, Wash., software maker, Edwards said."
http://www.informationweek.com/industries/showArticle.jhtml?... |
| grouch May 06, 2006 7:50 AM EDT |
ODF and that plugin could be what finally releases people from the trap of Microsoft's "small black boxes", to use Alan Yates' own words about document file formats. (Quote referenced from presentation by Alan Yates in Massachusetts, December 14, 2005). |
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