____/ Ramon F Herrera on Tuesday 29 January 2008 23:28 : \____
>
> "Weeks away from a crucial International Organization for
> Standardization vote in Geneva on the ratification of Microsoft's
> proposed Office Open XML standard, the software giant is engaged in a
> last-ditch campaign to convince the wider industry that its endeavors
> are in the best interests of users.
>
> After its first attempt to have Office Open XML (OOXML) approved as an
> International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard failed
> in September, the software giant has spared no expense to ensure that
> it succeeds at the ballot resolution meeting in February. Microsoft
> has hosted four conference calls a week with national standards
> bodies, and recently invited international press to a conference close
> to its Redmond, Wash., headquarters to set the record straight on the
> OOXML issue."
>
> [...]
>
>
>
http://www.news.com/Microsoft-makes-last-gasp-OOXML-push/2100-7344_3-6228247.html
I exchanged a word with the author of this (he left a comment in my site). The
guy had a visit at Redmond. Microsoft gave him a gift (free trip) to get good
publicity. To me, that's a form of corruption.
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