[Mailinglist] The Open Standards Monopoly Challenging Innovation in Redmond

[Dave Whitinger]

R S Chakravarti (chakrsc at rediffmail.com) has requested that
we mail you the following story:

Headline: The Open Standards Monopoly Challenging
Innovation in Redmond

<img src="http://pics.lxer.com/lxer/38107/toma.gif";
height="69" width="60"><b>LXer Day Desk:
12-22-2005</b><br><br>In trying to portray the dirty tricks
in which Microsoft seems engaged with regard to the Open
Document Standard, I encountered difficulties articulating
the problem. Each draft I wrote seemed like ranting. Even
Gary Edwards of OASIS confessed that he had trouble writing
about it because he felt he needed to lampoon Microsoft to
get the point across. So, this article takes the point of
view of a Redmond fanatic and praises Mr. Gates and his
techniques for fighting in an open environment. The major
points seem to emerge when you consider RFCs and IEEE
standards the monopoly. I hope you enjoy it.

Read more at:
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/50521/index.html

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LXer (lxer.com)