____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 19 July 2007 14:47 : \____
> Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Mark Kent belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> Microsoft, having declared standards as "dead" on the launch of Windows
>>> 3.11 or Win95 (can't recall which one), now seem to regard standards
>>> bodies as just something they can manipulate as they see fit to suit
>>> their present commercial requirements, irrespective of the interests of
>>> any other parties. This is clearly not an acceptable state of affairs.
>>
>> Check out the text pointing to just before 1999 in this graphic:
>>
>> http://www.robweir.com/blog/images/timeline.png
>>
>
> That's a really well put together picture - I'm impressed. How about
> someone sends it to Ashley Highfield at the BBC, and Mr Faruhar at the
> National Archives, these being the people who wish to lock us to
> Microsoft, at *our* expense, forever.
Could this be another thing for the OSC to look at (other than iPlayer and
maybe SilverLockin.NET in the futute)? Who can one address other than cousin
Neelie at the EC?
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