Here's one to make your blood boil

[Bruce Marshall]

On Thursday 29 September 2005 10:06 am, Rick Sivernell wrote:
> Bruce
>
> ?At first glance, maybe someone wants to cut cost, also seems that some
> like the brain dead systems. I do applaud this, but at the same time force
> a whole state to change over in a short time may have many problems,
> including resentment. What I might like to see, a common open document
> format that all apps on all OSs' use in common. The same in that all
> systems can read all hd formats. Might be too much or unfeasible. Would
> this really hurt MS & Apple?

Change always comes with a cost - a trade-off too.  But Microsoft is known for 
making changes just for the sake of $'s in upgrades so the cost is there 
either way.   But at least with an Open standard you wouldn't be tied to one 
vendor and you'd have all the knowledge about what you are using.

Sure, let Microsoft provide full details of all of their file formats and then 
this might not be an issue.

Note:  James Prendergast is director for "Americans for Technology Leadership" 
which has a webpage (http://www.techleadership.org/about/) but strangely no 
email address for contacting them.   I suspect James P. may be the only 
member but I note that support for the organization comes from:

    * Association for Competitive Technology
    * Citizens Against Government Waste
    * Cityscape Filmworks
    * Clarity Consulting
    * CompTIA
    * CompUSA
    * Microsoft Corporation
    * 60Plus Association
    * Small Business Survival Committee
    * Staples, Inc. 

No surprises there.


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