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:ZDNet Australia: Australian Veterans Choose MS Office Over OpenOffice
ZDNet Australia: Australian Veterans Choose MS Office Over OpenOffice
May 4, 2005, 10 :00 UTC (16 Talkback[s]) (5373 reads)

(Other stories by Munir Kotadia)

[ Thanks to daria42 for this link. ]

"The Department of Veteran's Affairs (DVA) has chosen to upgrade its ageing Microsoft Office 97 software suite with Office 2003, shunning a tender that included OpenOffice from open source software specialist Single Point.

"The DVA enquired about a possible open source alternative to its Office 97 suite late last year, according to Will Sheridan, chief executive of Single Point, who said the DVA was having trouble reading letters and other documents authored in newer version of Office..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Strange story. I see nothing at all abou ...   Not Linux related   
Henrik R Clausen
May 4, 2005, 10:20:25
 
If Linux comes with a full suite of info ...   Macro Translation   
Stomfi
May 4, 2005, 10:37:18
 
documents surface which show "hidden" ed ...   Only a matter of time before ...   
GreyGeek
May 4, 2005, 12:11:57
 
The article is not very informative, but ...   Propietary format lock-in.   
Daniel Carrera
May 4, 2005, 12:35:43
 
all the relevant decision makers were un ...   Of COURSE...   
Jason Greenwood
May 4, 2005, 12:42:38
 
Well I looked at open office and decided ...   Well   
hdo
May 4, 2005, 14:13:24
 
Don't forget that OOo runs on more s ...   Re: Macro Translation   
Padma
May 4, 2005, 14:24:05
 
SUN is not willing to help to promote Li ...   SUN and GPL   
Nelson
May 4, 2005, 14:41:06
 
> Strange story. I see nothing at all ab ...   Re: Not Linux related   
Scott Carr
May 4, 2005, 15:02:07
 
Didn't the veterans fight for our fr ...   Freedom   
hey
May 4, 2005, 15:13:10
 
> Well I looked at open office and decid ...   Re: Well   
Kevin
May 4, 2005, 15:51:28
 
So a Microsoft customer decides to stick ...   This is news?   
Thad Phetteplace
May 4, 2005, 17:11:55
 
> SUN is not willing to help to promote  ...   Re: SUN and GPL   
ac
May 4, 2005, 20:05:49
 
> SUN is not willing to help to promote  ...   Re: SUN and GPL   
Colin Walls
May 4, 2005, 20:42:29
 
Agreed, though it's somewhat telling ...   Re: This is news?   
scott_R
May 4, 2005, 23:14:10
 
The vets seem intent on begging the push ...   Begging the pusher for a lower price   
Joe User
May 5, 2005, 01:36:47
 
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