____/ Linonut on Thursday 13 March 2008 22:40 : \____
> * [H]omer peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>> chrisv wrote:
>>> Erik Funkenbusch displayed his "logic":
>>
>>>> If Microsoft had wished to oust ODF, wouldn't it have made more
>>>> sense to oppose it's ratification as a standard?
>>>
>>> Apparently not, fsckwit. No doubt M$ considered doing that, along
>>> with all the political ramifications, and decided that that would not
>>> be the best course of action to achieve their goals.
>>
>> The Vole no doubt assumed that backing ODF would pressure their
>> detractors into feeling obligated into returning the favour. Coming from
>> a less morally corrupt company, this may have been interpreted as
>> gesture of goodwill, but coming from a company as greedy; selfish and
>> devious as Microsoft, it was a patently obvious tactical manoeuvre, and
>> nothing more. They know that if OOXML is ratified, they'll push the
>> format to the exclusion of ODF, and accomplish their rather less-than
>> altruistic goal of continued market domination, which is after all their
>> only real interest.
>
> Actually, I believe Microsoft simply believed their de facto format
> made ODF instantly moot, so why object?
>
> Then the ODF ball started rolling...
And then Microsoft broke the law in Massachusetts, bribing people and bullying
people out of their job. Classic Microsoft {Gangster Act}^TM
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