Microsoft Office 2007 will be compatible with Open Office - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 7th Jul 2006, 15:30

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/07...ith_OpenOffic/

ralph.pickering · 7th Jul 2006, 15:38

This is definitely a bloody 'ell moment. What next? Internet Explorer sticking to W3C standards? Windows protocols fully documented without non-disclosure agreements?

I guess somebody at Microsoft took the time to read the writing on the wall.

rupbert · 7th Jul 2006, 15:40

Props to MS.

EK-MDi · 7th Jul 2006, 16:00

This is very good news. I would have thought them to stick to their new open standard format, .xml, would have been enough... But no, they decided to go one step further and support Open Office's format as well!
Another great move from Microsoft

!

-Xp- · 7th Jul 2006, 16:06

Good move by them - I can see it being good for publicity as well as making Office more compatible - MS doesn't lose any cash from offering this compatibility, and it can only result in more sales. Everybody wins

.

Lazlow · 7th Jul 2006, 16:07

Very good news. I guess that they finally realise they have such a dominance over the market, that they should stop alienating (sp?) smaller or open source developers and start embracing them.

DXR_13KE · 7th Jul 2006, 18:27

mules are falling from the sky!!!!
way to go Microsoft.

i will sue them for the mule that broke my roof.

webbyman · 7th Jul 2006, 18:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by rupbert

Props to MS.

Mad Props to M$, never thought i would see a day like this to be honnest...

BioSniper · 7th Jul 2006, 20:17

Thats pretty special actually and makes me pleased that perhaps MS are actually starting to think for once.

Firehed · 7th Jul 2006, 20:32

Minor niggle - it's the OpenDocument standard, not OpenOffice (which would be saying the Word and Excel standards, not .doc and .xls, though it doesn't work too well with proprietary software and closed standards).

Anyways, this is a great thing for everyone. I wonder if someone will end up ripping it apart and adding ODF support to other fairly-current versions of the MS Office suite.

Glider · 7th Jul 2006, 21:37

Yet an other step in the right direction, both for MS as for the open source community

unrealhippie · 7th Jul 2006, 21:58

Woo hoo,
Just today I had to open a file in openoffice to copy and paste it into Office 2007, would have been much easier if Office 2007 simply supported ODF files. Great news cheers guys!

monkeyville · 8th Jul 2006, 06:24

Fantastic news.

Cthippo · 8th Jul 2006, 09:36

Can someone please check and see if hell has frozen over?

once again, good on MS for doing somthing right. There may be hope for them yet

pjotero · 8th Jul 2006, 11:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cthippo

Can someone please check and see if hell has frozen over?

once again, good on MS for doing somthing right. There may be hope for them yet

It has.

7th Jul 2006, 15:30	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Microsoft Office 2007 will be compatible with Open Office http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/07...ith_OpenOffic/

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ralph.pickering Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 321	This is definitely a bloody 'ell moment. What next? Internet Explorer sticking to W3C standards? Windows protocols fully documented without non-disclosure agreements? I guess somebody at Microsoft took the time to read the writing on the wall. Last edited by ralph.pickering; 7th Jul 2006 at 15:39. Reason: wrong formatting

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Lazlow I have a dremel. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 1,464	Very good news. I guess that they finally realise they have such a dominance over the market, that they should stop alienating (sp?) smaller or open source developers and start embracing them. __________________ Logs: Red Nineteen\|Pink PC Links: slickhouse.com\|Free file upload

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rupbert Hypermodder Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 799	Props to MS.

7th Jul 2006, 16:00	#4
EK-MDi Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 210	This is very good news. I would have thought them to stick to their new open standard format, .xml, would have been enough... But no, they decided to go one step further and support Open Office's format as well! Another great move from Microsoft !

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-Xp- Supermodder Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 557	Good move by them - I can see it being good for publicity as well as making Office more compatible - MS doesn't lose any cash from offering this compatibility, and it can only result in more sales. Everybody wins .

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unrealhippie Ultramodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 1,219	Woo hoo, Just today I had to open a file in openoffice to copy and paste it into Office 2007, would have been much easier if Office 2007 simply supported ODF files. Great news cheers guys!

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