On Sat, 2006-02-25 at 15:59 -0500, Fred A. Miller wrote:
> http://www.consortiuminfo.org/newsblog/blog.php?ID=2084
>
Microsoft have a knack for diverting attention from the real issues with
statements of 'the bleeding obvious':
<quote>
Microsoft, in turn, minced few words in downplaying the complaint by
ECIS (which includes IBM, Oracle and Nokia among its members), saying:
"ECIS is a front for IBM and a few other competitors who
constantly seek to use the regulatory process to their business
advantage. When faced with innovation, they choose litigation.
We will respond quickly and comprehensively to any requests for
information from the Commission on this complaint, but no such
requests have been received so far," Microsoft added.
</quote>
Of course Microsoft's competitors stand to gain from open standards (an
innovation in itself that Microsoft thus far has refused to embrace
voluntarily).
The question in relation to which document formats people are allowed to
use is 'Who decides?'. Is it going to be the EC (on behalf of the people
of Europe) or Microsoft?
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