"Microsoft, however, is resisting the adoption of OpenDocument as a standard file format. Instead, it is readying a new version of Office using a similar XML document standard that is says will offer the same benefits to customers while providing greater functionality.
Microsoft executives are now warning in their comments that the proposed move could cost the state money if its agencies are forced to cancel Office licenses, some of which extend beyond January 2007 and could create problems interacting with businesses."
Well, not, of course, if those businesses adopt open formats too. That would be the point that the pointy pinheads at Microsoft seem unable (we know it's just a pretense) to comprehend.
Would someone give the crybaby his bottle. (Just don't give him your business).
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