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September 23, 2005
Geeky tomfoolery
Massachusetts verdict: MS Office format's out
It isn’t like I don’t support the State Commonwealth of Massachusetts on this one-- in principle. But there is a long way from principle to reality. The simple fact of the matter is that there are a pair of competing document standards: Microsoft’s “.doc” format, and “OAISIS”. One of these standards is accessible by just about everyone with a computer. The other will start to be used by Massachusetts...
Now, if California, Texas and New York were to join Massachusetts, things might be different. But soon, Mass. Will find themselves creating documents no one else-- including their own citizens-- can read...
Posted by Andrew at September 23, 2005 10:38 PM
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