EU analyzes Microsoft's promise to support rival open document format

                   
iht.com     May 22, 2008            

EU regulators said Thursday they would study Microsoft Corp.'s announcement that its software update next year will work with rival document formats to see if it would allow customers to use a wider range of software. This possibility of further fines comes on the heels of EU antitrust action... [read full story]                

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Open Letter to Standards Professionals, Developers, and Activists

linuxtoday.com     May 20, 2008          

for this link. ] "You've read how Microsoft drove its tank through the international standardization process last year and this year, finally winning ISO approval for its legacy OOXML format. The OOXML event proved that we're in a real fight, and that money and power can break down the existing...                

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OOXML Roundup: Complaints, Competition, Cracks and Complacency

boycottnovell.com     May 21, 2008          

at 12:50 am by Roy Schestowitz BECTA’s Complaint About OOXML Returned on Monday BECTA’s complaints have not ceased yet [1, 2]. An obedient client of Microsoft, BECTA, mops the floor with this attempt to go too far with lock-in. The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta)...                

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Microsoft to Support ODF, PDF in Office Next Year

pcworld.com     May 21, 2008          

Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service Microsoft is finally adding support for ODF (Open Document Format for XML) and Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) to its Office productivity suite, the company is expected to announce late Wednesday. Support for ODF and PDF will be included in the software...                

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Microsoft to support ODF, PDF in Office next year

infoworld.com     May 21, 2008          

Microsoft is finally adding support for ODF (Open Document Format for XML) and Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) to its Office productivity suite, the company is expected to announce late Wednesday.Support for ODF and PDF will be included in the software through Microsoft Office Service Pack...                

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Microsoft to Support ODF, PDF in Office Next Year (PC World)

yahoo.com     May 21, 2008          

Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service 1 hour, 26 minutes ago Microsoft is finally adding support for ODF (Open Document Format for XML) and Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) to its Office productivity suite, the company is expected to announce late Wednesday. Support for ODF and PDF will be...                

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Microsoft to add support for ODF and PDF in Office

networkworld.com     May 21, 2008          

Submitted by Microsoft Subnet on Wed, 05/21/2008 - 1:22pm. Don't you just want to roll your eyes? True, it is a good thing that Microsoft is finally adding support for ODF and Adobe PDF to its Office suite. At least, that's the news the company is expected to announce Wednesday. But after all the...                

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Microsoft to Support ODF, PDF in Office Next Year

ecoustics.com     May 21, 2008          

Microsoft is finally adding support for ODF (Open Document Format for XML) and Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) to its... Microsoft is finally adding support for ODF (Open Document Format for XML) and Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) to its Office productivity suite, the company is...                

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Microsoft boosts support for rival formats in Office

news.com.com     May 21, 2008          

Microsoft is opening up Office to other file formats, slowly but steadily. On Wednesday, the company said it plans to add new formats to Office 2007, including the Open Document Format (ODF), Portable Document Format (PDF), and XML Paper Specification (XPS). The new formats will be added to...                

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Microsoft says aids Office/open-source interaction (at Reuters)

yahoo.com     May 21, 2008          

ST GALLEN, Switzerland, May 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O: ) said on Wednesday that starting some time next year it will make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office. Microsoft said that without adding any special software to Office, users will be able to open...                

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Next Office 2007 service pack will include ODF, PDF support options

betanews.com     May 21, 2008          

By Scott M. Fulton, III , BetaNews In a breakthrough development, Microsoft has announced its future editions of Microsoft Office, beginning with Service Pack 2 for Office 2007, will enable users to choose OpenDocument support as an alternate default option. Microsoft's director of corporate...                

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