UK Becta recommending ODF/avoiding OOXML and Vista "not recommended"

Hi All,

Somewhat old news now, but:

A UK government advisory group is recommending ODF long term and
minimising upgrades to Office 2007 and avoiding OOXML.

Becta is the UK Government's "key partner in the strategic development
and delivery of its information and communications technology (ICT)
and e-learning." It "provides strategic advice to school leaders,
teaching staff and technical staff on the use of ICT in schools." -
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=becta

>From http://fm.schmoller.net/2008/01/about-becta---p.html :

On 9/1/2008 Becta published its review of Microsoft's Vista and Office
2007 products. This "draws conclusions on whether to upgrade, how to
upgrade and document interoperability between home and school,
recommending that schools and colleges review the findings of the
report before considering any large-scale investment or deployment.
Full report [291 kB PDF
http://publications.becta.org.uk/download.cfm?resID=35275]. ZDnet
coverage of the issue
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/misc/print/0,1000000169,39292025-39001084c,00.htm.
The key recommendations from Becta's report are in the continuation
post below.

   * Upgrading existing ICT systems to Microsoft Vista or Office 2007
is not recommended and mixed Windows-based operating environments
should be avoided. However, Vista should be considered where new