Plan B: The NO ViSTA Mandates, and the failure of ISO/IEC

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:11:52 -0000

Comments:

Okay. I've combined my three comments into a single page. Sadly Diigo does not offer spell checking. My apologies to all. Hoepfully this will be a better read.
posted by garyedwards

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

Plan B: The "NO ViSTA" Mandates:

the failure of Anti Trust Laws and International Trade Agreements to Stop The Great Monopolist, Microsoft

A series of surprising government mandate announcements rolled out in the immediate aftermath of the ISO/IEC decision to fast track Ecma 376 otherwise known as Microsoft Office Open XML (MOOX). The three articles commented on here are all from Information Week, who has done yeoman work concerning the OpenDocument - MOOX controversy that has so upset Microsoft. Now the mighty monopolist can taste victory, with fast track approval of MOOX certain, and ISO/IEC in the bag. Incredibly the company that escaped a Court ordered death sentence by purchasing what amounts to a presidential pardon. They even avoided the stink of their own lobbyist and henchman Jack Abramoff, and his motley crew of Ralph Reed and Grover Nyquist operatives. Now they are well on their way towards purchasing an International Standard. So much for Plan A. Time for Plan B, the "NO ViSTA" mandate.

Tags: government iso microsoft odf ooxml vista xml

Posted by: garyedwards

OpenDocument's feed | Diigo Group

Plan B: The NO ViSTA Mandates, and the failure of ISO/IEC

Plan B: The "NO ViSTA" Mandates:

the failure of Anti Trust Laws and International Trade Agreements to Stop The Great Monopolist, Microsoft