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TC45 at ECMA is working through the comments on the proposed ISO standard.
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by: 22 Nov 2007 20:27 |
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More FUD for those who don't understand
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by: 14 Nov 2007 23:50 |
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n this document, the problem of "standards" is presented from the position of the artist, in particular, with the issue of a second vote on the ISO adoption of Microsoft's OOXML.
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by: 12 Nov 2007 19:22 |
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... and backs the W3C-format "CDF" instead, citing both technical and IP-related reasons.
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by: 01 Nov 2007 10:57 |
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Philipp Schmidt, the most active campaigner against OOXML in Africa, is telling us a bit of his experience with the standard in African countries.
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by: 23 Oct 2007 15:37 |
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It has recently been proposed by the Globalisation Institute think tank that Microsoft should be forced to unbundle their OS from new OEM PCs, thus giving choice for consumers and breathing air for competitors in a market closed de facto, as it has been overwhelmingly dominated dy Microsoft for more than 20 years now.
The approval of OOXML as an ISO standard would only solidify Microsoft already huge dominant market position.
The proposal of unbundling Windows has automatically meet with many critics, but in this article, Con Zymarils refutes every objection and makes solid arguments in favor of the unbundling measure:
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by: 17 Oct 2007 20:13 |
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Mr. Virgil Vinţan has perished in a car crash.
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by: 02 Oct 2007 10:26 |
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Mr. Lassi Nirhamo, who chaired Finnish Standards Associations OOXML vote was laid off due to "lack of trust".
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by: 02 Oct 2007 07:38 |
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Google announced at the Google Code blog that they welcome the ISO decision to not approve the fast track of Office Open XML (OOXML) proposed standard DIS 29500 (ECMA 376). They highlight areas of concern in OOXML and mention the incompatibility with the existing ISO standard 26300:2006, the Open Document Format (ODF).
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by: 20 Sep 2007 00:02 |
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Due to spambots finally finding their way to this site, anonymous comments are no longer allowed.
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by: 19 Sep 2007 22:36 |
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some interesting tidbits on Microsoft's respect for and use of standards
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by: 16 Sep 2007 18:49 |
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Sign the online petition for Apple to support the OpenDocument Format.
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by: 15 Sep 2007 16:22 |
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After the official announcement at ISO, can we expect a small MSFT stock value drop ?
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by: 05 Sep 2007 07:08 |
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Secretariat Manager who approved OOXML's fast track submits his resignation.
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by: 07 Sep 2007 05:17 |
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Is that true ? For the majority of this site's readers, can somebody please confirm ?
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by: 04 Sep 2007 19:52 |
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A calm and well-reasoned look at OOXML and its standarization process. Are Microsoft's days a de-facto standard-setter indeed numbered?
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by: 05 Sep 2007 20:57 |
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Get rich quick! That is what an ISO fast track procedure is for. The ISO process is a gold mine, for partners, standard bodies and otherwise. Open XML is good for business. Today a wonderful ISO Fast-track announcement. ISO opens another round of commercial opportunities that will end February 2008.
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by: 04 Sep 2007 22:02 |
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To your last point, it's hard for Microsoft to commit to what comes out of Ecma in the coming years, because we don't know what direction they will take the formats.
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by: 04 Sep 2007 21:17 |
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Here's the ISO official press release
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by: 04 Sep 2007 19:47 |
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http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/09/04/isorejects/index.php
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