____/ Peter Köhlmann on Wednesday 03 October 2007 14:45 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> ____/ Jim Richardson on Wednesday 03 October 2007 07:34 : \____
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>>> On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:09:08 +0100,
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> ____/ Jim Richardson on Wednesday 03 October 2007 01:45 : \____
>>>>
>>>>>>> Don't respond with something about Novell or SuSE, that's a different
>>>>>>> company and distro. Please answer the question you have been
>>>>>>> asked.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Assist" has the wrong tense. Linspire assisted Microsoft when it
>>>>>> signed a deal that says it would support OOXML 'translators'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> How does that "Assist MS" in locking in users? if anything, it would
>>>>> assist the users in getting out
>>>>
>>>> They were not supposed to be there in the first place. See
>>>>
> http://boycottnovell.com/2007/09/05/silverlight-mono-novell/#comment-1945
>>>> onwards.
>>>>
>>>
>>> silverlight, is not OOXML, please don't wander around, stick to the
>>> point.
>>>
>>> How does Linspire's support of OOXML translators "assist MS" in locking
>>> in users?
>>
>> the comments that I link to are about OOXML (ignore the top-level post).
>> The translators incorporate Mono as well.
>>
>
> In other words, you are unable to answer very simple questions regarding
> your claims
1. I never made the claim that you claim that I claimed.
2. Microsoft had a lock-in strategy (OOXML) and it relied on some software
companies (e.g. Corel, Apple, Xandros, Novell, Linspire) giving their
endorsement to OOXML.
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