[Gunslingr3]

I didn't say either was better, I gave you multiple solutions to this supposed problem, that already exist and make this supposedly required change moot.

Can you offer a solution that doesn't require paying MS? As was pointed out, their free readers require you to pay for their operating system software to run them. Why should taxpayers have to pay MS to see the information their state has collected?

[Golden Eagle]

Can you offer a solution that doesn't require paying MS?

Sure. Load Apple or Sun Solaris, then some freeware software app that allows you to view the MS formats. Not as easy as using MS Office, but you're hardly locked out even with a different O/S.