Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

I fully agree with your clarification. Microsoft needs customers more than 
customers need Microsoft, and the larger customers could very well influence 
how Microsoft designs its software.

Virgil

-----Original Message----- 
From: Steven Bradley
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 5:20 PM
To: users@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: OpenOffice to be dumped in Freiburg ?

I think my point, apparently not clear, was that governments themselves
would say, "We will only *use* software that meets these criteria." I don't
support governments mandating file types, or intervening in my private
business. However, they are by far the "biggest elephant in the room," and
if, for example, the USGovt would say, "Folks, we love your software, but
we will only buy it if it produces file types that are compatible with the
following...." then MSO and others would do that, because they need sales
as much as the next company.  And about the govt being involved in the
computer world, and the internet...anybody remember DARPA??  And DARPAnet??
Steve


On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Mirosław Zalewski
<miniopl@poczta.onet.pl>wrote:

> On 19/11/2012 at 15:52, "VA" <cuyfalls@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think there's a difference between "standards" as declared by computer
> > developers and societies and "standards" determined by the marketplace.
>
> I believe that lawyers call them "de facto standard" and... "we would
> really
> like this to be standard, so do us a favor, please - standard". It's hard
> to
> call ODF "de jure standard", really.
> --
> Best regards
> Mirosław Zalewski
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