Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 22nd Nov 2005 16:36 UTC, submitted by Andy Updegrove
"Yesterday, Microsoft let the other shoe drop in a two-pronged attack on the support that has been building for the OpenDocument OASIS Format. It's still far too early to say that the dust has settled, but I'll attempt to pull together here the most significant pieces of information that I've located since last night's post, and what it all means."
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2005-07-08
Microsoft is trying to improve its image and make itself look good and "open" - this is nothing more than a PR stunt. Until other applications can truly and fully interact with Microsoft office formats, with no patent encumberances, no funny licensing agreements etc. All rest is bullshit. I'm sure that the GPL will be totally excluded by the Microsoft licensing agreements, and that's totally unnacceptable.
Dave