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Free Software Magazine: A View of ODF from the Other Side

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 2, 2006

“I have, in a past incarnation, worked with Microsoft’s Office
products closely in a professional scenario. To this end, I was
subscribed to an electronic newsletter then called ‘Woody’s Office
Watch,’ and now simply ‘Office Watch.’ This is run as a newsletter
for users of Microsoft’s Office Suite, but it is independant and
not affiliated with Microsoft in any way. In fact, they have no
problems laying into Microsoft hard when the boys in Seattle mess
up and inconvenience their users…

“Why the plug? (I have nothing to do with Office-Watch by the
way). Well, recently one of their newsletters has been about a
subject close to my heart; namely, the OpenDocument Format…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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