Open Debate About OpenDocument

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The column “Massachusetts Should Close Down OpenDocument” that appeared on FOXnews.com Sept. 28 identified author James Prendergast as executive director of Americans for Technology Leadership, but failed to disclose that Microsoft is a founding member of that organization.

I don’t know if you have been following the Open Document debate, but Mass. is looking to use the Open Document standard instead of upgrading its current Office license. Several have written how this is a bad move, but this link takes you to people’s responses to the silly arguments why the government must stick with MS. Are people really that stupid? Do we not see that MS has only one interest? More money. Take a read through the comments and you will see many different instances where MS has stiffled competion. You don’t even need to read them, just think about your own experiences and how many times you, or your empoyer, has had to pay to “upgrade” when the upgrade provided little to no functionality that you actually use.

Open Document just makes sense. As one of the last paragraphs suggests, the only people who believe MS is the answer are those that have a vested interest in MS. Fox was wrong to report the article as objective without mentioning that MS was a founding and supporting member of the author’s primary affilition. We all must consider the source of the information and adjust accordingly.

14 October, 2005 |

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