Peter Köhlmann wrote:
> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Erik Funkenbusch belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> The fact of the matter is, many standards work this way. A good
>>> example is
>>> TCP/IP. TCP/IP doesn't define the content that goes in it, and let's
>>> face
>>> it, a spreadsheet formula is content. HL7 is another. It requires
>>> other standards for interoperability of the content.
>>
>> Nonetheless, Microsoft's implementation is an act of bad faith.
>>
>
> Especially since they are the only ones getting it all wrong
Not to mention the fact that they blabbered to all the world how they were
committed to interoperability, and that they take standards seriously, and
so on and so forth. They're just a bunch of greedy liars who don't give a
shit about anyone or anything except their bank account.
Richard Rasker
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http://www.linetec.nl
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