Sun Microsystems is releasing a plug-in for Microsoft Office 2003 that will allow two-way compatibility with the OpenDocument Format, the company announced Wednesday.
Sun's plug-in will allow people already using Microsoft Office to switch between Word (.doc) documents and OpenOffice Writer (.odt) documents with minimal additional memory added to the file, according to Sun.
The initial StarOffice plug-in will be available for free download from Sun's OpenOffice site in mid-February, according to Sun spokeswoman Terri Molini. The plug-in only works for converting between .odt and .doc documents in Office 2003, but Sun expects to include spreadsheets and presentation file conversion capabilities by April. Sun is also evaluating whether it will introduce support for older Microsoft Office versions.
"The plug-in only works for converting between .odt and .doc documents in Office 2003, but Sun expects to include spreadsheets and presentation file conversion capabilities by April. Sun is also evaluating whether it will introduce support for older Microsoft Office versions...." So, how much longer will some user (the Russian School Principal) will have to wait for the "real" thing if the April is not. Also, what if there are incompatibilities that remain to distinguish certain products' functionalities!
... is releasing a plug-in for Microsoft Office 2003 that will allow two-way compatibility with the OpenDocument Format...". One question: Why go from A to B to C to D when it is quite possible to go from A to B to (C=D) where (D=C) using one (the) format standard that is available today!
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