DVD formats square off for holidays
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| Likewise, people with Blu-ray players won't be able to enjoy the
| action-thriller "The Bourne Ultimatum," which Universal Pictures will release
| only in HD DVD.
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| [...]
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| "The frustration for consumers is not knowing what format is going to win,"
| said Chris Roden, an analyst at Parks Associates.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070810/ap_on_hi_te/dueling_dvd_formats
A comparison of high-def DVD formats
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| More studios, including Sony and Disney, support Blu-ray exclusively. Only
| Universal Pictures supports HD DVD exclusively. Warner Bros. and Paramount
| release films in both formats.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070810/ap_on_hi_te/dueling_dvd_formats_glance
Watch the stupidity now.
NIST endorses Microsoft's Open XML in upcoming vote
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| "NIST believes that ODF and OOXML can co-exist as international standards,"
| NIST director William Jeffrey, said in a statement. "NIST fully supports
| technology-neutral solutions and will support the standard once our technical
| concerns are addressed."
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9758278-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog
Here's what Gary says.
Office Formats Fail to Communicate
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| According to Gary Edwards, founding president of the OpenDocument Foundation,
| OpenOffice and other Open Document-based applications can do a better job
| interoperating, if only the vendors that steer the format would allow them
| to.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2169481,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616
Related:
Microsoft Suffers Latest Blow As NIST Bans Windows Vista
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| Tech staffers at NIST, a part of the Department of Commerce charged
| with promulgating technology standards, are scheduled to meet next
| month to discuss their concerns about the new operating system.
|
| [...]
|
| FAA CIO Dave Bowen told InformationWeek that he may forego upgrading
| the aviation safety agency's computers to Microsoft's latest
| offerings in favor of desktops running some combination of Linux
| and Google Apps, Google's new online suite of office productivity tools.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198000229
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