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To: nommedeguerre who wrote (19490)	5/19/1998 8:26:00 PM
From: Kevin Hay	Respond to of 24154

<<You did not design the data formats for Excel. Having a common data format for spreadsheet files would not in the least intrude upon your original work. >> Having a common standard for spreadsheet files WOULD impede the advancement of spreadsheet technology. Don't you suppose they'd have to change the format from time to time to accommodate the changes in the functionality? Would you stick with a standard at the cost of functionality?

To: nommedeguerre who wrote (19490)	5/20/1998 8:01:00 AM
From: Reginald Middleton	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 24154

< >>So I guess under the forced "open source" types of standard" I would be coerced to receal the code, methodologies, and man-years of work I out into my proprietary materials so all of my competitors can take advantage of it You did not design the data formats for Excel. Having a common data format for spreadsheet files would not in the least intrude upon your original> But I did design the formulas and the custom code behind my Excel app that makes it do the fancy financial stuff that it does. If one vendor is forced to open up its code, the others should be as well. I for one don't believe in a socialist state.