After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> ____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Wednesday 17 December 2008 12:58 : \____
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>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>> I note you also have reference to Tim Bray's Microsoft "hassles".
>
> Yes, I've collected about 10 personal stories. Among them:
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> Tim Bray: Life Is Complicated
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> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Which is a nice way of saying that Microsoft went berserk; tried
>| unsuccessfully to get me fired as co-editor, and then launched a vicious,
>| deeply personal extended attack in which they tried to destroy my career and
>| took lethal action against a small struggling company because my wife worked
>| there. It was a sideshow of a sideshow of the great campaign to bury Netscape
>| and I?m sure the executives have forgotten; but I haven?t.
> `----
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> http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2007/01/24/Mixup
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> How to Royally Annoy National Bodies
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> http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2008/03/how-to-royally.html
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>
> Q&A: Former Mass. CIO feels 'bittersweet pride' after battles with Microsoft,
> legislature
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> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9012760&source=rss_news50
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>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Quinn: Almost to a person, to anybody involved or who knows about
>| the ODF issue, they attributed the story to Microsoft, right, wrong
>| or otherwise. Senator Pacheco may be a bully but I do not believe he
>| is disingenious and would stoop to such a tactic. Senator Pacheco and
>| Secretary Galvin's office remain very heavily influenced by the
>| Microsoft money and its lobbyist machine, as witnessed by their
>| playbook and words, in my opinion.
> `----
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> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060119232859729
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> Finally, My open letter on OOXML happenings in India
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> ,----[ Quote ]
>| In conclusion, I will reiterate that my anguish, caused by Microsoft by
>| slandering Individuals and organizations represented on committee LITD 15 of
>| BIS, runs very very deep.
> `----
>
> http://deepakphatak.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-is.html
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