Comments on: Office to handle ODF and PDF: Microsoft ePub reader eventually? Maybe even for OLPC laptops? http://www.teleread.org/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:38:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-808371 David Rothman Thu, 22 May 2008 22:58:19 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/#comment-808371 I know Steve Stone slightly - he's a nice guy - and will encourage him to forward this post to Those Who Count. Thanks, Aaron. - David I know Steve Stone slightly – he’s a nice guy – and will encourage him to forward this post to Those Who Count. Thanks, Aaron. – David

]]> By: Aaron J. Walker http://www.teleread.org/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-808310 Aaron J. Walker Thu, 22 May 2008 22:10:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/#comment-808310 Maybe you're right David. They've pretty much abandoned Microsoft Reader although coming out with an e-reader device with Reader pre-installed would be a no-brainer IF they wanted to get into competition with Amazon. A lower cost, e-ink device (or a device with an LCD screen like the jetBook) with Microsoft Reader pre-installed, that included support for ODF, PDFs, .doc, .txt, .lit would be an interesting idea. Perhaps not by Microsoft, necessarily, but by someone. Just more gadget wishful thinking I guess .... Maybe you’re right David.

They’ve pretty much abandoned Microsoft Reader although coming out with an e-reader device with Reader pre-installed would be a no-brainer IF they wanted to get into competition with Amazon.

A lower cost, e-ink device (or a device with an LCD screen like the jetBook) with Microsoft Reader pre-installed, that included support for ODF, PDFs, .doc, .txt, .lit would be an interesting idea.

Perhaps not by Microsoft, necessarily, but by someone.

Just more gadget wishful thinking I guess ….

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.org/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-808186 David Rothman Thu, 22 May 2008 20:13:16 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/#comment-808186 I dunno, Aaron. I remember the time when Microsoft was ignoring the Net---or, for that matter, dissing OLPC. Sure Microsoft has done stupid things, but it that doesn't mean it'll eternally repeat them. I'm not saying Microsoft will listen. But at least the ideas are out there, and if Microsoft won't, that will tell us something. Thanks. David I dunno, Aaron. I remember the time when Microsoft was ignoring the Net—or, for that matter, dissing OLPC. Sure Microsoft has done stupid things, but it that doesn’t mean it’ll eternally repeat them. I’m not saying Microsoft will listen. But at least the ideas are out there, and if Microsoft won’t, that will tell us something. Thanks. David

]]> By: Aaron J. Walker http://www.teleread.org/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-808111 Aaron J. Walker Thu, 22 May 2008 18:55:52 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/#comment-808111 I wouldn't count on it. Microsoft is convinced everyone is pirating Vista and Office, I would think they extend that to everyone would be out pirating e-books. They would stick with some sort of DRM. The more bass-ackwards, the better. I wouldn’t count on it.

Microsoft is convinced everyone is pirating Vista and Office, I would think they extend that to everyone would be out pirating e-books.

They would stick with some sort of DRM. The more bass-ackwards, the better.

]]> By: thedigitalist.net » XO2 http://www.teleread.org/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/comment-page-1/#comment-807751 thedigitalist.net » XO2 Thu, 22 May 2008 12:47:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/05/22/office-to-handle-odf-and-pdf-microsoft-epub-reader-eventually-maybe-even-for-olpc-laptops/#comment-807751 [...] Teleread have posted an interesting piece about the XO2, opening up the idea of the XO2 as a way for [...] [...] Teleread have posted an interesting piece about the XO2, opening up the idea of the XO2 as a way for [...]

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