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Does ODF Have a Future?

Posted by Zonk on from the answer-hazy-ask-again-later dept.

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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  1. Re:You don't need MS Office to create .doc files by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    http://images.slashdot.org/topics/topicms.gif

    You guys @ /. coined this image, so now? You LIVE with it, & in the REAL WORLD! lol...

    APK

    P.S.=> MOCK NOT THE Radically "StRaNgE" GENIUS... of "King Billy", knaves, lest ye live the curse of living in his shadow! apk

  2. Try to get out of your parent's basement for once. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    There are more important things in life than ODF vs Word. For example try leaving your basement, take a shower and go out and attempt to get laid... Be sure not to mention "free software" or "kernals" at any point during the process.

    You may find it puts a whole new perspective on the fascinating issue of whether obontu is better than gentoo

  3. ROTFLMAO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ROTFLMAO - you guys @ /., w/ your mod points, hehehe... you NEVER let me down!

    APK

    P.S.=> Somehow, JUST SOMEHOW, lol (sarcasm)? I just KNEW that "down mod" was coming & that's ok: I have 50 other posts or more here that were modded "up" for technical excellence reasons, rather than just for "useless karma" anyhow... this one? Was actually just to see this post of mine, laughing @ you Pro-Penguins here, GET THAT DOWNWARD MOD (lol, for something YOU guys put up as a photo of, & the fact you have to live in that man's shadow... point blank!)... apk

  4. Maybe?!?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Get her to add you as a friend.....you get to see milfy bewbs!!!!

    http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=us er.viewprofile&friendID=108370887

    It worked for me, Donny Most!@!!!~`~!

  5. Open Office is a joke! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    it's still trying to recover a file i deleted months ago

  6. I PREFER THIS ONE, rotflmao! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=258073&cid =20060401

    LOL!

    APK