On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 18:50:28 PM -0500, Louis Suarez-Potts
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> "As part of its standardization effort, Microsoft will change the
> license in an effort to remove "virtually all the barriers" to
> having developers work with the file formats."
Virtually is a big word...
> "Redmonk analyst Stephen O'Grady said that, based on Microsoft's
> previous ECMA standardization efforts, it's not clear that Microsoft
> will relinquish control of the Office formats to other companies.
That by itself would make the move irrelevant to EU and several other
governments, starting from Massachussetts. If it's controlled by any
single for profit company it's not acceptable.
Also, just read on another list:
>Remember that standards can be withdrawn, too. Sun submitted Java to
>ECMA, many companies invested billions of dollars on that promise
>(IBM invested over a billion dollars all by itself, if I recall
>correctly), and then Sun decided to cancel it... leaving no standard
>at all.
So, yes, sounds like a neat trick and nothing more...
Ciao,
Marco
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