Linux vs Windows - Conquering a Windows Based World

Following Massachusetts, Texas, and Minnesota, a legislator in California has introduced a bill that that would require….

“all documents, including, but not limited to, text, spreadsheets, and presentations, produced by any state agency shall be created, exchanged, and preserved in an open extensible markup language-based, XML-based file format, as specified by the department”.

Some other requirements for the XML format in the bill.

1. Interoperable among diverse internal and external platforms and applications.
2. Fully published and available royalty-free.
3. Implemented by multiple vendors.
4. Controlled by an open industry organization with a well-defined inclusive process for evolution of the standard.

Wonder if there would be any software companies that would oppose this? Bet there will be bunch of lobbyists with pockets full of cash in California for the next few months.