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[News] [Rival] The Story of Microsoft Pulling Government Strings, Cheating on ISO

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] The Story of Microsoft Pulling Government Strings, Cheating on ISO
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:57:40 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
ODF vs. OOXML: War of the Words Chapter 4

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| Finally, and most fatefully (as they would learn), while overhauling the 
| State's IT systems would benefit some large and powerful IT vendors, by 
| definition it would also take business away from others.  Those vendors not 
| only had lobbyists, but plenty of money to spend on them.  As Peter Quinn in 
| particular would later learn, rocking the government procurement boat was not 
| something to be undertaken lightly.     
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http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20071228120708816

The Deprecated “Smoke Screen” of MS Office Open XML (OOXML)

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| Unless wasting time is part of the current marketing tactics used by 
| Microsoft, the most advantageous action would be for that company to accept 
| the standing invitation to collaborate on the development of the established 
| standard, the OpenDocument Format, and to create one universal file format 
| for everyone – the fundamental purpose of standardization.    
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http://fanaticattack.com/2007/the-deprecated-smoke-screen-of-ms-office-open-xml-ooxml.html

Quote for the day:

"Microsoft hasn’t denied consumer choice, it IS consumer choice."

        --John L. Warden, Microsoft’s lead attorney


Related:

The Open XML Lie

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| The basic premise of Rob's article was that the Microsoft Open
| XML Specification was similar to creating a job description
| that would allow for only one qualified respondent. Such a
| job description might read as follows:
|
| * 5 years experience with Java, J2EE and web development, PHP, XSLT
| * Fluency in French and Corsican
| * Experience with the Llama farming industry
| * Mole on left shoulder
| * Sister named Bridgette
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http://3monkeyweb.com/3monkeys/2007/01/17/the-open-xml-lie/


The Formats of Excel 2007

http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/01/formats-of-excel-2007.html


Is Open XML a one way specification for most people?

http://sutor.com/newsite/blog-open/?p=1145


Is Office Open XML A One-Way Standard? Ask Microsoft

http://blogs.adobe.com/shebanation/2006/12/open_xml_one-way.html


Signs That Your "Open Standard" May Not Be Open Enough

http://boycottnovell.com/2006/12/07/signs-that-your-open-standard-may-not-be-open-enough/


Novell's "Danaergeschenk", by Georg Greve

http://groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061208135621706


Sun slams Ecma's OpenXML OK

http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/news/2170681/sun-slams-ecma-openxml-ok


The Way Forward -- Georg Greve Responds to Groklaw's Comments

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20061212025314700#comments

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