How Microsoft Fought True Open Standards

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  1. Hungry Man

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    How Microsoft Fought True Open Standards V

    http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/op...rosoft-fought-true-open-standards-v/index.htm


    IV
    http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/op...-microsoft-fought-open-standards-iv/index.htm

    III
    http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/op...rosoft-fought-true-open-standards-i/index.htm

    II
    http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/op...osoft-fought-true-open-standards-ii/index.htm

    I
    http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/op...bbied-against-true-open-standards-i/index.htm

     
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  2. guest

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    Office Open XML (also informally known as OOXML or OpenXML) from Microsoft is an open standard - ISO/IEC 29500.

    All ISO standards are open standards.

    This "true" adjective seems to be marketing gimmick.
     
  3. Hungry Man

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    "True open source" is a marketing gimmick. "Shared source" isn't.

    Good to know where you stand on these things lol
     
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    Deja vu of sorts?

    'Gates claimed right off that Microsoft "owned the office productivity market" and Openoffice needed to pay the Vole lots of cash in royalties.

    Bill told Schwartz that he was happy to "get you under license" so Sun would have to pay Microsoft for every download of Openoffice.'

    ~ The Inquirer
     
  5. guest

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    Yes. It seems to imply that the others ISO standards (in this case, OpenXML) are "false" open standards, which they aren't.

    No, it isn't. Shared source is shared source, open source is open source. Different names, different things, no intention of confusion.

    @Daveski
    See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Open_Specification_Promise
     
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    Didn't I post a Bill Gates memo recently?... found it.

    -http://antitrust.slated.org/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/3000/PX03020.pdf-

    It's pretty hilarious.
     
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    http://www.fanaticattack.com/2008/ooxml-questions-microsoft-cannot-answer-in-geneva.html
    http://andrigoss.blogspot.com/2007/02/is-ooxml-open-as-microsoft-claims.html
     
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    Yeah, I think that says it all.
     
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    www.microsoft.com/interop/osp/

    Articles from 2007/2008, both refuted by this promise that was fulfilled: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Open_Specification_Promise

    Interesting for historical purposes. Potentially irrelevant for present and future events.
     
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    Irrelevant to you perhaps. I think it's very relevant. At the very least it's hilarious.
     
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    Wake up to the present reality. Even Bill Gates left day-to-day operations at Microsoft since years ago.
     
  14. Hungry Man

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    I think a companies foundations are relevant to present actions.
     
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    This is a fallacy, which I already told you the name.
     
  16. Hungry Man

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    I really don't care what fancy name you give it. Actions don't stand on their own and the past isn't just the past.
     
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    The past you picked isn't influencing until you prove otherwise. Are you doing that (showing evidences)? No.
     
  18. Hungry Man

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    This isn't a courtroom. I'm not bringing a case against Microsoft.

    I have no idea why people think the burden of proof falls to me in these situations. Prove to me that past actions aren't influencing the latest actions if you feel so inclined. The fact is that neither one of us can prove either side and it really doesn't effect the validity of any statement.
     
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    They don't show or prove anything.
     
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    They show present Microsoft's efforts and commitments to Open Specifications. Something you are denying with irrelevant history (until you prove its relevance, of course).
     
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    Lol Hungry, a few weeks of using Linux and suddenly Microsoft is the devil. :D

    Also, there are two sides to every story. You were objective before, try being so again. ;)
     
  23. Hungry Man

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    lol I've always preferred open source to closed. I've just been too lazy to move to Linux.

    @PeterPan,

    Microsoft has a business model that necessitates closed source. Bill Gates in that memo was saying something that is always going to be true - they will patent whatever they can to get the upper hand.

    And that's fine. They're taking advantage of a shitty and broken patent system and it's 100% legal and they're obligated to make money in order to pay shareholders.

    But pretending that MS is about "open source" is hilarious and I'm enjoying the laugh that these articles provides me.

    @mirimir,

    Clearly Bill Gates is a criminal =p doesn't look good for MS
     
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    I don't understand why you are laughing when the info in those articles is accurate and true. Whatever their intentions or motives are (I couldn't care less), doesn't change what they are doing now.
     
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