Hi Bill,

>Here's some analysis: http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/008558.html
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>"I would strongly encourage Microsoft competitors to take charge and not let the company define what is open. Additionally, I would caution competitors and partners to avoid getting sucked into the hype about Microsoft abandoning its proprietary file formats; the company isn't."

Well, that's an interesting spin on MS new Office formats. I'm not sure I share author's conclusions. For me and my customers, there's much more good in the new Office formats than there is bad.

Thanks for the alternative perspective,

Malcolm