2008/5/21 James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Jack D. Lewis wrote: > >> Drew Jensen wrote the following on 5/21/2008 1:40 PM: >> >>> http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/21/technology/msft.php >>> >>> >> <snip from article> >> >>> Chris Caposella, a senior vice president in Microsoft's business division >>> in Redmond, Washington, said the decision to weave ODF into Office 2007 >>> resulted from Microsoft's new commitment to make its software easier to work >>> with rivals, part of a general move away from its longstanding defense of >>> its proprietary software. >>> >> >> <snip> >> >> I wonder how this is going to affect their own broken format that they >> pushed through? IMHO their decision to support ODF was to help stem the flow >> of user defections and has nothing to do with their so called commitment. >> >> > There's this too. > http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=32228 >
Conspiracy theorist that I am, I note that this announcement was made shortly after Microsoft decided to appeal a European Commission fine related to the firm's monopolistic practices.... Henri
