[odf-discuss] Microsoft and Novell cooperate on document formats

[Christian Einfeldt]

hi,

On 11/2/06, M. Fioretti <mfioretti at mclink.it> wrote:
>
> If the OO.o shipped with SUSE (and that only) got plugins that render
> MSO files (complex ones, with macros etc..) correctly, it would be for
> many users a powerful reason not to bother with ODF.
>

I can't see any such cooperation lasting or proceeding to any meaningful
progress.  At the risk of sounding like I am spamming my own movie, the
Digital Tipping Point, I would suggest that you watch this 4:57 minute snip
on the front page of the DTP home page to see what Jack Messman thinks of
Microsoft and the desktop.

http://www.digitaltippingpoint.com

He basically says that he doesn't see how Microsoft can compete with the
community.  Novell aims to MS's lunch.  The mere fact that Jack is no longer
formally involved with Novell doesn't change anything, IMHO.  The basic
competition is still there.  Let's not forget, it was MS that forced Novell
to sell off Word Perfect, and I think that despite the changes at the top
since that time, Novell will never forget what they lost, and they are hot
and bothered about getting a share of the desktop, and they are betting the
farm on open source.  Here is the direct YouTube feed for that Jack Messman
footage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC4mB-_bnk4

By the way, this is just a proof-of-concept to show that we are making some
progress on the film, it's not a trailer really.

see ya.
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