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IBM to Adopt ODF for Lotus Notes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the firehose-approach-to-popularity dept.

Mike Barton writes to tell us InfoWorld is reporting IBM has announced that the upcoming version of Lotus Notes, due out this fall, will feature an "ODF-compatible version of OpenOffice embedded in the Notes e-mail application." IBM hopes that this large scale distribution of the ODF standard will help bolster their foothold in the marketplace since "standards live or die on how many people use them"

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  1. Re:Editors! by 10101001011 · · Score: 4, Funny

    At least, not until the dupe...

  2. oh boy by SydBarrett · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now people can use some format they never heard of in a app that nobody likes. It's like Realplayer suddenly supporting OGG or something.

  3. Re:Editors! by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 4, Funny
    When approached for comment, the article submitter, Mistranslated Japanese Videogame Captain, replied:

    "What you say!!! Is IBM to adopts ODF!!! Proprietary format have no chance to survive, make your standards not royalties having. It welcomes me, and you is like my article time reading???"

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  4. Re:ARRGGHHH by Dr.+Evil · · Score: 2, Funny
    • Security. Especially for information on field machines.
    • To empower amateur developers to develop terrible applications.
    • Operating in a disconnected fashion.

    It's a small niche, but for some reason nobody has taken it from them yet.