Microsoft, in an attempt at achieving what it calls 'Interoperability and more choice for consumers' will be releasing loads of information on protocols and other patented materiel.   [url] http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/02/21/microsoft-open.html [/url]  Is this a change of heart for Microsoft?  Hardly, if you'll recall they were ordered to do so by the EU.  What does this mean to general user?  Office 07 will be able to save documents in other formats.