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Microsoft to make an open source ODF translator

Microsoft to make an open source ODF translator

Posted Jul 6, 2006 18:35 UTC (Thu) by tjc (subscriber, #137)
In reply to: Microsoft to make an open source ODF translator by allesfresser
Parent article: Microsoft to make an open source ODF translator

Further, the "intellectual investments" of which Microsoft speaks are their own, not their customers. Having one's data opaquely entangled within a proprietary file format isn't much of an investment from a customer's perspective, but it's been a real revenue generator for Microsoft.


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Microsoft to make an open source ODF translator

Posted Jul 7, 2006 0:43 UTC (Fri) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]

One might describe it as a genuine advantage for MS.

for the sake of accuracy

Posted Jul 9, 2006 12:14 UTC (Sun) by pkturner (subscriber, #2809) [Link]

The MS press release says,
helping protect customers' intellectual investments

for the sake of accuracy

Posted Jul 10, 2006 15:17 UTC (Mon) by tjc (subscriber, #137) [Link]

The MS press release says,

helping protect customers' intellectual investments

Yes it does, but that's just spin.

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