Ivory Coast represented by Microsoft Sénégal at the BRM
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| The representative of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) here in Geneva is Wemba
| Opota, a senegalese citizen,, who is responsible for Microsoft West Africa.
| Now the cacao has definetely a bitter Microsoft smell.
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http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-43510/ivory-coast-represented-by-microsoft-senegal-at-the-brm
It's the same in Portugal. The whole thing is very corrupt. Also new:
Bias claim on big Office vote
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| Australia's standards body has been accused of sending an inappropriate,
| though well qualified, delegate to a crucial international ballot on a
| controversial move by Microsoft to make its Office documents a world
| standard.
|
| One industry figure says the move has left Australia looking like a "banana
| republic".
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http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/bias-claim-on-big-office-vote/2008/02/26/1203788290728.html
Related:
Microsoft's Wikipedia editor goes to the BRM to represent Australia
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| Re: In Denmark, Microsoft has 2 out of 4 votes
|
| InzpektorInzpektor 18 Feb 2008, 15:20 BST
|
| The Danish delegation for the BRM will consist of:
|
| * IBM
| * Dansk Standard (the national standards body)
| * Microsoft - Themselves!
| * Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Ciber A/S
|
| So, I guess that means that the Danish votes are a tie. (Ofcourse with the
| national standards body being the joker here :-) )
|
| Reference:
| http://www.ds.dk/3537 (In Danish)
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http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-41947/microsoft-s-wikipedia-editor-goes-to-the-brm-to-represent-australia
The BSI Has Been Corrupted by Microsoft — Another Chink in ISO’s armor
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| Britain will be essentially represented by a Microsoft Gold Certified
| Partner, having rejected OOXML several months ago. This apparently comes
| after a reappointment.
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http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/15/bsi-sends-microsoft-partner/
Packing The Court At The ISO?
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| ...P member countries ('participating member' countries) sending
| representatives, and I am interested to note the majority of
| their representatives are, as individuals, also Microsoft employees.
|
| [...]
|
| How can they not see that OOXML (ECMA 376) is unwanted by anyone outside
| of Microsoft? How about it Brian Jones? Are you really so desperate that
| you have to resort to that?
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http://lnxwalt.wordpress.com/2007/03/23/packing-the-court-at-the-iso/
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