I know this is totally out on a limb; however, think of the stores that have been broken into because a car or truck was used to drive through the front glass panels.

Here is Scotty giving the formula away in 1984.

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They even point out this is a security move for the company and they intend to cycle over 20,000 computers.  That is a lot of hardware a whole lot of hardware!!!  It is an interesting and impressive move.

I know that there are Windows users that are going to call this bogus and complain and Troll the blogs; but either way, Google has made a statement.

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My 2¢:
Go Google!  Windows is becoming more secure and more reliable.  Mac & Linux have been leading with certain features and a stronger security posture.  Those computers [Windows] are a big target and hopefully, that target will shrink because the software is becoming more secure.

He also features Microsoft’s Entourage, Microsoft’s RDP Client, TypeIt4Me [which I plan to test], Parallels Desktop for Mac [which is cheaper than Mac Office], Boot Camp, SnapZ Pro X, and many more. I will warn you that some of them have a hefty price tag, like Apple Remote Desktop [299$ for 10 machines], while other’s are free, Microsoft’s RDP Client for the Mac. I have used the RDP Client for remote access and it worked rather well – I am impressed with it.

Check them out, John did a good job putting this list together.

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I have to give kudos to Mark Shuttleworth for his post regarding the situation. He has provided additional insight and some information on what to do to help defeat Microsoft’s attempt to push itself into the arena instead of accepting the ODF standard. His final point is that this is like HTML, one standard with many implementations¹. One can use Firefox, IE, Safari, or Opera to surf the web. Why can’t we have a document format like this?

We have a good solid standard. We need to support the ODF standard and get others on board. Speaking of which, Malaysia just announced their support and backing of the ODF standard². You would think after the ZD Australia article and the commenting and criticizing of Microsoft across the web, including here, that they would see some of this and get a clue as to what the people want. But as we know, they are more concerned with their bank account.

I believe that the better standard has ‘won’ and that OpenXML will follow in the footsteps of things like Passport and Bob.

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Notes:

(1) Mark Shuttleworth’s Blog, Emerging consensus in favour of a unified document format standard?

(2) ZD Net Asia, Malaysia formally embraces Open Document Format.

“Rick Whitt, a Google lawyer based in Washington, described Verizon’s proposal as “a promising half-step forward for consumers,” but he said it doesn’t go far enough to guarantee consumers can “download applications and use devices on any network.” (1)

for the article in the Wall Street Journal click here.

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(1) Wall Street Journal Article, Verizon Wireless Offers Google Olive Branch in FCC Auction.

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You can use this for websites, wireless access points, and any other place you need a strong random password. On his password page he also provides additional information about the key creation process. If you need cryptographically-strong passwords, this is the place to get them!

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(*Note: I broke this key up to ensure that it would fit this page)

The article is at One Man’s Blog; thanks for John P. for the article.

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