Microsoft Cuts Off Access To Old Documents and why open formats matter!

  2008-02-08 18:30:02
Tucked in with the many security updates (and the restoration of one's ability to paste text from a web page into a Word document!), a very interesting modification to the Office 2003 software waits quietly for installation with Service Pack 3. Unbeknownst to the user installing this 'Pack 3,' their Office software is about to be imbued with a runaway power: thecutoff of access to your old documents. The vendor-neutral quality makes ODF a superior format for document retention. 
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