Personally, I hope that MS tells Massachusetts to shove it. Because, in the long run, this is going to cost taxpayers deeply.
Me too. Then they can tell the next state to shove it, and the next, and the next...
Because, in the long run, this is going to cost taxpayers deeply.
Let's see: Microsoft spends a relatively miniscule amount supporting another XML format (basically build a schema translator), or MA replaces Office with a ODF-compatible suite on their current Windows boxes at a cost of $0 to $69.95 per box. I can't really see a loss either way, especially since most are predicting that retraining for Office 12 will probably be harder than retraining for OpenOffice (which works a lot like Office does now, as opposed to Office 12).