Can OpenDocument do anything than StarOffice files can , or vice versa?
No. Certainly, the formats are virtually interchangeable. StarOffice 8 can read and write StarOffice 7 files, and a plugin that is either forthcoming or already released will allow StarOffice 7 to write OpenDocument files. The conversion from one to the other is largely trivial, but goes a long way to satisfying the goal of application independence. OSNews: Does Sun see the popularity of OpenOffice.org as a threat to its own StarOffice business? No, OpenOffice.org is not a threat, but rather a nice complement. Some want OpenOffice.org, some prefer pure open source software, some want a productivity suite and simply don’t want to pay for it. Others want support, additional features, and the conversion compatibility improvements that StarOffice offers. We recognize that there is a market for both. We also believe that OpenOffice.org users are likely to prefer StarOffice at work. OSNews: Many free software supports are upset that parts of OO.o depend on Java, which is not currently consid
