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Mittwoch November 29, 2006

Corel to support ODF
As you can read here, Corel will support ODF in the next version of WordPerfect. Thus, the list of ODF implementation is growing and now includes all the major office suites and operating system platforms. Corel will also support Microsoft's new XML file format, but I actually like Corel's statement about why they will support the two formats:

"Because it is free, truly open and certified as an ISO standard, many customers see ODF as the most promising format for the future of office productivity. Yet upon the debut of Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft OOXML will immediately experience broad dissemination."

Thus, Corel recognizes the advantages of ODF.

I'm personally not convinced about the "immediate broad dissemination". I guess most Microsoft office users won't upgrade, at least not immediately. Thus, the level of dissimination will probably depend on the number of new PC's being sold that bundle Office 2007. Anyway, the next months will show.
( Nov 29 2006, 04:54:33 PM CET ) Permalink

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