Does ODF Have a Future?

qedramania writes "Linuxworld seems to think ODF is a dead duck. Is the Windows monopoly too big and too entrenched? Other than diehard Linux fans, does anyone really care if they have to keep paying Microsoft to do basic word processing? It seems as though the momentum is towards a complete Microsoft monoculture in software for business and government. You can bet that big business and governments will want more than just reliability from Microsoft in return for their acquiescence. Does ODF have a future?"

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Re:You don't need MS Office to create .doc files

[Anonymous Coward]

What he fails to mention is that not only is he CTO, but CIO, CEO, President, and owner of a small 3 person (4 if you count the spaniel) web design and latte stand in Enumclaw, WA. And the staff that is married to Office is his wife, and his 13 year old daughter, who both think he's a nerd and an idiot for wanting to move off the cheap version of MS Office he got in his Partner Action Pack.

But, hey, it makes him look important on /. (there may be an extra "r" in there somewhere).

Re:You don't need MS Office to create .doc files

[TrancePhreak]

It's not like there's some kind of word doc viewer or anything, right? You're required to pay for the most expensive version of Office just to view word files right?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925180