Open Document Format Support by Microsoft

Hi All - those hesitating to move to OpenOffice/LibreOffice - here is some heartening news!! Microsoft seems to have had a change of heart and is supporting the 'Open Document Format" ODF which is the heart of OpenOffice/LibreOffice. Thats is documents made in OpenOffice/LibreOffice or any other Open Source Office Suite will seamlessly work on MS Office. Microsoft is infact sponsoring the next ODF-Fest in Apr 2012!! Check out this site http://www.odfplugfest.org/2012-brussels/

"Join us in Brussels The ODF plugfests are an ongoing series of vendor-neutral events, bringing together implementers and stakeholders of the standard. The goal is to achieve maximum interoperability by running scenario-based tests in a hands-on manner and discuss new and proposed features of the ODF specification.
The eighth ODF plugfest will take place in Brussel (Belgium) on April 26th/27th 2012 hosted by Microsoft Office and organised by OpenDoc Society. So mark your calendar!"

So guys - instead of using pirated MS-Office suites in your home/office PC - go ahead and buy the MS-Office suite or download your free office suite from http://www.libreoffice.org/download - which runs equally well on your Windows Machines as well as Linux.