Policy deals blow to Microsoft

State adopting a new format for documents

By Hiawatha Bray

Globe Staff / September 23, 2005

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The state of Massachusetts will require that by 2007 all documents produced by the state's executive branch must be stored in a new universal format. The policy change, which will require modifications to software running on thousands of the state's computers, is also a challenge to the power of Microsoft Corp. , the world's largest software company. (Full article: 390 words)