A roundup of RAND abuses, software patent lawsuits and lobbying for lock-in in Europe.
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Then, They Fight You… by Buying Some New Laws
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Jason Brooks: Microsoft OOXML a Dead Format Walking
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Pessimism over OOXML's future and apparent new irregularities in ISO (rules secretly changed).
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Microsoft Shill Watch: Be Alert
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The European regulators intend to crack down on the sorts of dirty trick Microsoft has been pulling since its early days.
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Oregon: our laws are copyrighted and you can't publish them
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"The State of Oregon is trying to copyright its laws, and giving a nasty company preferential access to them..." - via RMS website
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Quick Mention: Hungary and “Microsoft Corruption”
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Details surface about allegations of Microsoft corruption that led to egg throwing.
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OOXML Incidents Index: From A to C
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We're beginning to assemble a list of irregular OOXML incidents that were covered here before.
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Novell and Microsoft as Virtualisation Partners, Collecting/Colocating Assets and Companies
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A look at the way Microsoft's partners -- including Novell -- all join together against Linux-friendly circles.
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Document Formats Roundup: ODF Gets the Upper Hand
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Increasing levels of evidence that ODF gives Microsoft a run for the money, a run from the law (and a runaway from EU fines).
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OOXML Roadblock Now in Place; Please Contact Your National Standards Body Within Days
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Readers are encouraged to phone their standards bodies now, in order to pull another nail off OOXML's ISO coffin.
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Another Formal Complaint About ISO/Microsoft: South Africa’s Turn
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South Africa takes a good shot at ISO and Microsoft for what it knows was a sham.
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Microsoft Lies and Insults South Africans to ‘Sell’ OOXML
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Microsoft's comments appear to be backfiring in one place while absorbed peacefully by ZDNet.
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Op-Ed: Novell Pollutes Free Software (and GNU/Linux) in Preparation for Microsoft Attacks
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It gradually becomes clearer how Novell will get played by Microsoft, so have a look at the latest
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Groklaw: Microsoft’s ODF Moves Vapourware, Possible Trojan Horse for Software Patents
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There are reasons to be repelled by Microsoft's attempts not just to deceive and freeze, but also to approach 'enemy lines', maybe maliciously.
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Microsoft tried to be Open but failed. Miserably.
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This post was actually meant to be a response to a journalist who asked what I thought about the February 2008 announcement by Microsoft on their "Strategic Changes in Technology and Business Practices to Expand Interoperability". To put into context, this was released on Feb 21st, the weekend before the BRM, so it was not particularly on my mind at that time.
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South Africans don’t understand OSS - Microsoft
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"Despite having an open source strategy the South African government doesn't really understand how to benefit from OSS. This is according to Microsoft director of corporate standards, Jason Matusow." Stay tune for more FUD from Microsoft...
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