Comments on: New OpenOffice version includes security upgrade

Touted as a "real alternative" to Microsoft Office, updated open-source application suite is designed to fix two vulnerabilities.

[rcrusoe]

"a group of organizations" ?

"... Office Open XML,(was) developed by a group of organizations including Microsoft ...".

If history has taught us anything it's that Microsoft + any other company = Microsoft.

IMO, Office Open XML is just another MS format designed to lock people into MS Office.

Yes, OpenOffice.org is a "real alternative" to 2007 Microsoft Office and an easier upgrade path for existing Microsoft Office users."

Microsoft's actions would indicate that they know that, as well as a growing number of companies and government agencies.

MS Office isn't going to die, but it's very likely that their marketshare has no where to go but down.

[Gasaraki]

OK

"Apple, Barclays Capital, BP, The British Library, Essilor, Intel, Microsoft, NextPage, Novell, Statoil, Toshiba, and the United States Library of Congress all contribute to the Office Open XML project"

Everything with Microsoft is bad. Go Sun Microsystems! They are not a big multinational org

[TheJae]

Real alternative to MS Office XP but not 2007

Am someone who likes eye candy apps and this argument alone is enough to make me stay with MS Office 2007.

[Commander_Spock]

95% Plus Market Share - X In The "Productivity Tools" Space = IBM's...

... (upcoming)) Lotus Notes 8.0

http://www-142.ibm.com/software/sw-lotus/products/product4.nsf/wdocs/hannover