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Re: [News] Microsoft Has Already Taken Anti-Unified Standards Battle to Britain

Scott Van Riple <scottVan@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> 
> "Mark Kent" <mark.kent@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:42jcm4-upd.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Microsoft?s 4th of July Trans-Atlantic assault on document standards
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| With OOXML and XPS, Microsoft has chosen to not work with existing 
>>>standards,
>>>| but to create new ones, as they have in their recent announcement on 
>>>Web3S
>>>| instead of working with the rest of the industry on the Atom Publishing
>>>| Protocol. In the case of OOXML, this is a logical move on Microsoft?s 
>>>part,
>>>| since it is an evolution of Microsoft?s XML strategy started with the
>>>| Microsoft Office 2003 version and ODF will be a technology diversion 
>>>from
>>>| that strategy. With Microsoft controlling 90% of the office productivity
>>>| tools market and OOXML being the default file format for Microsoft 
>>>Office
>>>| 2007, OOXML is likely to be widely-used.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Newton/?p=16
>>>
>>
>> Apparently, Microsoft are claiming that the British Library and the
>> National Archives have decided to use OOXML instead of a standard for
>> documentation going forward - basically, they're standardising on
>> "Microsoft Word".   Apparently, MS are claiming that OOXML is supported
>> because
>>
>> Now, who, please, agreed to this insanity?  Can we get them out of their
>> jobs?
> 
> 
> Oh look - what a surprise. 

You've nymshifted again, scott nudds, or whatever your name is this
particular minute.


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