On 04/21/2010 11:06 AM, Michael Adams wrote:
Groan -1 ...i don't need reasons.
Don't be so quick to dismiss the technical aspects in eagerness to use
name calling. Microsoft formats are for all practical purposes
undocumented, especially the new ones.
The new ones are very much moving targets and it is a waste resources
chasing them, especially when more lasting results can be had working
with our cooperative competitors.
Again, in case you missed it during the last 15 years, control of the
formats is used to stifle competition and hurt interoperability:
"Allowing Office documents to be rendered very well by
other peoples browsers is one of the most destructive
things we could do to the company. We have to stop
putting any effort into this and make sure that Office
documents very well depends on PROPRIETARY IE
capabilities."
p1. Plaintiff's Exhibit 2991. Comes v Microsoft.
http://groklaw.net/pdf/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/2000/PX02991.pdf
The strategy applies even to protocols, but applies to specifications in
general.
http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/
Anyone who finds their behavior a surprise needs to wake up and smell
the coffee.
Regards
/Lars
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