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- Microsoft appeals for stay of Word injunction
- Microsoft didn't mention this when they should have!Great day for Open Office - i4i said it has looked at OpenOffice and found it doesn?t infringe on its patents. Oh dear. Poor Microsoft. From Groklaw -http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20090817235436439"I have a question for Microsoft. Why didn't they tell us about this i4i patent litigation...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-19
- Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest
- Real standards[i]"That's important because Microsoft has of late embraced a standard-centric philosophy when it comes to what technology IE supports, and IE is of course the dominant browser on the market."[/i]Microsoft has never been particularly keen on supporting real standards, they've always preferred their own formats to maintain their monopoly.IE...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- Easy Hash 1.3 (Windows)
- Simple file and text hash value calculator. Supports more than 130 hash functions including: Adler 16-3, BKDR Hash, CK SUM, CRC DNP, CRC-16 IBM, CRC-16 Kermit, CRC-16 Modbus, CRC-16 Sick, CRC-16 (X25), CRC-16 CCITT XModem, CRC-16 CCITT ZModem, CRC-24, CRC-32, CRC-32 bzip2, CRC-32 jam, CRC-32 mpeg-2, CRC-64 ECMA, FCS 16-32,...
- Software downloads 2009-08-07
- Microsoft rolls out new developer toys: Bing#, Gestalt and more
- Microsoft rolls out new developer toys: Bing#, Gestalt and moreWonderful! Even more proprietary, nonstandard code and datato further lock customers and developers to their very much closed platform, consciously made that way.I understand why the american states and EU have bitched about IE and WiMP, but an even bigger threat...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-23
- Will Microsoft promise split the open source movement
- Will Microsoft promise split the open source movementCan't change the spots on a Leopard's back.Besides, I just checked my NYS Driver's License for my date of birth--I wasn't born yesterday.So Linux Folks, don't touch Mono with a barge pole!Sorry Miguel, you are a creative spirit, but you've made your bed.Sleep...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-07
- Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?
- Will Stallman C# warning fall flat?Is this any different than Java?There are positive reasons to have someone hold the patent, mainly, that there is only one captain of the ship. I support open source, but the hitorical problem with it and UNIX has been forking. Some propeller head messes with...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-30
- Microsoft under fire for ODF glitch in Excel
- Microsoft under fire for ODF glitch in ExcelSo let me get this straightMicrosoft is finally following standards and everyone is all pissed off because the standards are incomplete and ambiguous?Wow, talk about damned if you do, damed if you don't.RE: Microsoft under fire for ODF glitch in ExcelAnd if everyone...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- Microsoft offers view into ODF 1.1, Open XML implementations for Office 2007 SP2
- Microsoft seems to be in the spirit of giving this holiday season. On Tuesday, the company released details about its implementation of Open Document Format 1.1 -- and Open XML -- for its forthcoming Office 2007 Service Pack 2, due early next year. More...
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- IBM move reopens Open Office XML debate
- IBM move reopens Open Office XML debateWhich side attacked?I have the impression that requiring Microsoft to go through the standards process was an attempt to make it more difficult to sell Office. The strategy: governments and perhaps other organizations could mandate that formats used for saving documents had...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Office Open XML Overview
- Office Open XML is an open standard (ISO/IEC 29500, ECMA-376 Edition 2) for word-processing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets that can be freely implemented by multiple applications on multiple platforms. Its publication benefits organizations that intend to implement applications capable of using the format, commercial and governmental entities that procure such...
- White papers 2008-09-09
- Novell-Microsoft interop pact may look sweeter to IT shops these days
- Novell took a lot of heat from open source backers for executing an interoperability pact with Microsoft in late 2006 but the partnership -- strengthened with a new $100 million investment from Microsoft today -- is probably looking sweeter to mixed IT shops these days. Why? Because of recent...
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Office 14: Alpha testing to begin before year-end
- Office 14: Alpha testing to begin before year-endSlowly but surely going 64-bitI heard about the nominations for TAP and I was interested in joining but after reading about the requirements I think I will skip and hold out until the private technical beta. Its good to see Microsoft is moving...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Microsoft OOXML opponents won't back down
- Microsoft OOXML opponents won't back downIt lies with the winner?Microsoft didn't win--it did it's usual thing of lying and cheating to steal a result it couldn't earn. E.g.,http://deepakphatak.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-is.htmlNot a standard, yetWith the appeals and the lack of publishing, it's still not a standard.OOXML is largely irrelevant and will "die"ISO...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- Venezuela - and possibly Denmark - file appeals of OOXML
- Venezuela - and possibly Denmark - file appeals of OOXMLSo let me get this straight....... during an investigation of irregularities in the vote they are allowing an appeal after the dealine. Priceless!Glad to see it.When a company can't even implement their own creation that speaks for itself.No surprise on...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-02
- What might come of the OOXML revolt?
- What might come of the OOXML revolt?Okie dokieCan you point to who has implemented much if anything at all of OXML? Other posters indicate that Microsoft have said they can't because of changes made by the ISO to the standard (which hasn't actually been released as it was supposed to...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-31
- EU shows size of Microsoft credibility gap
- EU shows size of Microsoft credibility gapBlimey.[i]The European Union will investigate Microsoft's support for the Open Document Format ODF in Office.[/i]If the Commission decides that Office support of ODF doesn't increase customer choice, that would imply that they potentially might prevent Microsoft from supporting this ISO standard?At the same time,...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'
- Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'I applaud the embracingBut I'll reserve judgment until we have an idea as to whether they plan on extending.Details, devil, all thatBesides being unable to set ODF support as the default (a deal-breaker for a lot of governments) I wonder what else Microsoft...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-21
- Standards-Based Translator Converts Text to Rich DAISY XML in Seconds
- The DAISY Consortium promotes an international standard for digital talking books. Working with Microsoft, the consortium developed a Microsoft Office Word add-in that converts ECMA Office Open XML - based documents into the globally accepted DAISY Digital Accessible Information SYstem XML format. With this translator, publishers can prepare digitally accessible...
- Case studies 2008-05-20
- No Office 2007 for UK classrooms?
- No Office 2007 for UK classrooms?Three Thoughts1) When Office 2007 is compliant (validated by neutral 3rd party) to the ratified and soon to be released standard, they could lift the ban. In fairness to MS, there has not been time to evolve to the new standard, however, they should...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- OXML as Microsoft's swivel point
- OXML as Microsoft's swivel pointYes, but...There's always a but isn't there? Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I've observed Microsoft isn't really going to follow what the folk on the ISO committee are going to do to both fix and develop OXML.It is all just a deja vu...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
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