Office 2003 and XML. zachlipton writes "Internet World is reporting that initial reports from Office 2003 beta testers don't look good for those hoping to share documents with ... [Slashdot]

/. somehow expects that office using xml will somehow make their own word replacements have the same features as word. Where the hell do they get these ideas? I expect that at some point people will develop a pretty decent xsl(t) that will help convert with the most minimal lossy-ness, but (if the office team keeps doing thier jobs) there will always be a more feature office then what the free-be office clone gives you.

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RIP: Windows XP?. "The successor to Windows XP (due in 2004, and rapidly slipping to 2005) is currently code named Longhorn, and it will not be compatible with your existing software, hardware or methods. Microsoft has already stated that backward compatibility will not be a design feature."... [Lockergnome's Bits and Bytes] My comment? Chris, this guy doesn't have good information. Ignore him. [The Scobleizer Weblog]

I think it's more accurate to say that the jury is out on this point. A lot of old stuff will probably still work, but there are a lot of architectual changes going on, and there will be compatability problems as a result. I hope the majority of the breaking changes should be visible around PDC time. Also the usual compatailbity technologies help reduce problems as they occur. If it's any consolation, I'm a Longhorn selfhoster, and I scream bloody murder if any app I use breaks. ;)
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