The seven-year collaboration between software giant Microsoft and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, known as iCampus, concluded last week.
A war has been waging in ultra-liberal Massachusetts, the first major legislative war regarding open source software.
Although Microsoft has long espoused its Office Open XML format as a suitable alternative to the OpenDocument Format supported by many other tech firms, the company has committed to bridging the two technologies.
The Massachusetts Information Technology Division has issued a request for information for an "OpenDocument Format Plug-in for Microsoft Office Suite," a move likely to infuriate Microsoft.
The summary - a young lawyer applies for a position with a firm, which extends an offer, then cuts the offered salary; the young lawyer fires off an email declining the position, after which the fun really began.
The forthcoming release of version 8 will compete with Microsoft by being more compatible with Office formats while supporting the OpenDocument format.
The activist group, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), released a statement yesterday strongly criticizing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for its recent decision to switch all government computer systems to open-source format.
The company behind the ubiquitous Office productivity suite has no intention of supporting the Open Document format.
The state proposes an open document format initiative where Microsoft Office would be replaced.
Microsoft's proposed entry into the search engine industry has caused a negative reaction from the state of Massachusetts. The state feels that Microsoft's entry into the search engine industry could be a violation because of the company's dominant market position.
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