____/ Rick on Tuesday 01 April 2008 02:16 : \____
> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:09:53 +0000, Matt wrote:
>
>> http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL3019918720080331
>>
>>> ISO to announce Microsoft Open XML result Wednesday Mon Mar 31, 2008
>>> 1:14pm EDT
>>>
>>> GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Organization for Standardization
>>> (ISO) said it would reveal on Wednesday whether Microsoft (MSFT.O:
>>> Quote, Profile, Research) had won the support needed to have its
>>> document format made into a global industry standard.
>>>
>>> "Because ISO needs first to inform its worldwide membership of national
>>> standards bodies of these results, a press release on this subject will
>>> be issued on Wednesday, 2 April, 2008," ISO spokesman Roger Frost said
>>> in an e-mail message.
>
> Is there really any doubt Microsoft will win?
Win /what/? Bad reputation? It has done this already, so why not go for the
jackpot.
Experts in this opine that Microsoft may come to regret these crimes. Other
jokingly say that people should be jailed, which is probably true, but
Microsoft is above the law.
--
~~ Best of wishes
Microsoft loves competition.
"I’m thinking of hitting the OEMs harder than in the past with anti-Linux. ...
they should do a delicate dance"
--Joachim Kempin, Microsoft OEM Chief
|
|
