____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 02 April 2008 09:59 : \____
> alt <spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> On Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:51:37 -0400, Erik Funkenbusch wrote:
>>
>>
>>>> My conclusion: If OOXML passes, Microsoft wins everyone else loses.
>>>> OOXML is NOT in the best interests of anyone _except_ Microsoft.
>>>
>>> That's bull. It's in the best interest of anyone that wants to
>>> interoperate with Microsoft office documents. It's disingenuous to say
>>> otherwise.
>>
>> Bullshit. Microsoft could easily release full and proper documentation on
>> their formats. They don't need to put it into an ISO format. If Microsoft
>> was truly interested in interoperability, they would've released that
>> information years ago. They aren't, so they haven't. Instead they get
>> their little minions to parrot the party line that the ISO format will
>> ensure compatibility.
>>
>
> Microsoft have said themselves that they have no intention of supporting
> the standard anyway.
Yes, Brian Jones commented to say that Microsoft can't be committed to "what
comes out of ECMA." It's a decoy. With Office 2009 beta, Microsoft has already
left OOXML behind and Office 2007 doesn't implement OOXML, either.
Microsoft is fooling many people and bribing many people (a soft form of
bribery is more common). It needs to extend (i.e. to break compatibility) in
order to squeeze money out of innocent 'side effects' (the users are not
customers, the OEMs are).
--
~~ Best of wishes
"Pearly Gates and Em-Ballmer
One promises you heaven and the other prepares you for the grave. "
--Ray Noorda, Novell
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