[odf-discuss] Re: OOXML stuff on /.

[Christian Einfeldt]

Wow, this is a big day for ODF vs MOOX on /.

http://slashdot.org/articles/08/01/15/2248243.shtml

The Burton Group, an IT research company, published a
study<http://www.burtongroup.com/Guest/Ccs/WhatsUpDoc.aspx>urging that
enterprise organizations adapt OOXML rather than ODF. Their
reasons include things like "ODF is controlled indirectly by Sun," "MS
Office is cheaper than OpenOffice.org," and "OOXML improved many problems of
DOC." The Burton Group also claims that although ODF is well-designed, OOXML
is better suited for the specific needs of enterprise organizations. The
study claims to be impartial in that Microsoft didn't pay for it. Ars
Technica now has up a pretty thorough debunking of the Burton
study<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080114-analyst-group-slams-odf-downplays-microsoft-iso-abuses.html>.
Ars wonders how the Burton authors can so blithely overlook Microsoft's
vote-buying in Sweden, while wielding unfounded accusations of chicanery in
Sun's direction.
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