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Re: [News] [Rival] Microsoft OSI Invasion Self-serving, Plot Gradaully Unveiled

Mark Kent <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Reverse-Halloween: The Marketing Checkbox Strategy
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| Getting Microsoft software licences OSI-approved and similarly getting 
>>| Microsoft's proprietary document formats approved at ISO are like painting an 
>>| old Chevrolet.  
>>| 
>>| [...]
>>| 
>>| This may be enough to satisfy the enterprise customer that he is achieving 
>>| something different. Clearly, the substance is no different: it's a lock-in 
>>| in sheep's clothing.  
>> `----
>> 
>> http://fussnotes.typepad.com/plexnex/2007/08/the-marketing-c.html
>
> Excellent - the world is truly waking up to what this is all about.
> It's quite interesting that online journalism is massively outstripping
> traditional news organs in highlighting and publicising these issues.

It's not interesting at all. Most "online journalism" is boring blogs
from people with little if any knowledge of the subject on which they
waffle. You know.

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