Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: CNET is claiming the best free MSO alternative is not LO

On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 11:50:17AM +1200, Steve Edmonds wrote:
> On 2013-06-08 10:10, Ken Springer wrote:
> > On 6/7/13 3:41 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > I too wouldn't touch Kingsoft with a barge pole.  I want to
> > > steer towards using formats that will be
> > > around and usable in a few years time.  I want to be able to open
> > > documents maybe 10-20 years from now without having to struggle against
> > > malware and without having to try to find long-dead versions of long
> > > dead software produced by a company that may not even exist by then.
> >
> > You just hope the formats will be around 10-20 years from now.
> > There's no guaranteed the current ODT format will even be viable
> > then.  Similar to the way desktop design interfaces are basically
> > horrible on cell phones and tablets (IMO), all of it can change
> > almost overnight with hardware changes.
> And LO are doing it now. LO4 already drops previous file
> compatibility, if AOO maintains that compatibility I will be looking
> hard at it.

I think you mean "if AOO doesn't maintain...." True?

I thought one of the arguments for dropping MSO in favor of LO or 
OOo is that MSO ceased supporting older formats when there was a 
new release. What formats has LO stopped supporting? 

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