The good thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from... especially when you propose one standard, it is rejected, then the subsequent standard is approved but you only implement the one that was rejected. http://www.adjb.net/post/Microsoft-Fails-the-Standards-Test.aspx While I am convinced that today is proof positive that Steve Jobs is PT Barnum reincarnated, the above link pretty much clarifies why interchangeable data between applications is impossible. Because they never had any intentions of incorporating the standards that they had written. It's clear to me that both Apple and Microsoft believe that people just don't care that both companies have every intention of making you pay for perceived convenience while working feverishly to obscure the efforts that they spend to limit your options. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss