02.02.08
Posted in Asia, GNU/Linux, IBM, Marketing, Novell, SLES/SLED, SUN at 1:09 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
It appears as though SLED was embraced for the use in a health unit.
Brant County Health Unit Implements Ericom’s PowerTerm(R) WebConnect for Secure Remote Access to Windows Terminal Servers from PCs Running SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Desktop from Novell
As you can see, SLED is used here to prevent security issues, lower cost (never mind SLED ‘tax’ which is paid to Microsoft), improve stability and other factors that make it somewhat of an excellent thin client.
Here is Novell’s SUSE (SLES 10) in a new cluster-building product.
Cluster Resources, Inc. announced today the finalization of the name Moab Cluster Builder for the product code named “Escalante” and the release of the final Beta version of the full HPC-stack deployment solution based on Novell’s SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.
Sun is playing nice with real-time GNU/Linux and Novell’s SLERT is the first Linux to be supported.
Sun has announced early access to its Java Real-Time System (RTS) for Linux, Java RTS 2.1_EA. Previously Java RTS was only available on Solaris 10 x86 or SPARC. With this early access release, Sun brings real-time Java capabilities to Linux with POSIX real-time extensions.
Although only SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 10 is officially supported at this time, it is possible that other properly configured Linux distributions that implement this interface can also run Java RTS 2.1_EA. Additionally, support is planned for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.0 as well.
After Red Hat's accusations against Novell, it seems safe to assume that Red Hat isn’t too thrilled about this.
Novell also scores a win that involves IBM’s love.
Novell today announced the availability of the SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z, a pre-built installation server that simplifies the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM’s System z mainframes. The starter system eliminates the need for IT managers to search for network access to installation media on the mainframe. With the new Starter System for System z, customers can quickly initiate evaluations of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z.
There is an article based on this press release and it’s just one among several. The legal war on IBM's mainframes is noteworthy because it may have come from Microsoft, by proxy.
In India, Novell’s grip on Linux seems quite strong, especially as far as the mainstream press is concerned. Here is another new article about Linux. It’s very Novell-centric. They build upon and embellish the SUSE brand.
He elaborated on the issue of interoperability which is a prime concern and the initiative by Novell in this area. He even listed some of the successful Linux implementations in the government sector by many components of citizen services, Indian railways, Indian courts, Indian police system, and some public sector organizations (banks, oil sector, airlines). He cited the case of the Tamil Nadu Government that has adopted SUSE Linux as its platform for all of its Citizen-Centric Service Delivery and thus, Linux, Particularly SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell is absolutely ready for government projects.
Not a bad week for SUSE, overall. █
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02.01.08
Posted in Asia, Bill Gates, Deception, Europe, Fraud, GNU/Linux, Microsoft, Novell, Patents, Windows at 12:04 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Politics and charity joined by the hip
What you are about to read is factual. It might be new to you, but it’s factual and you are encouraged to follow the references if you have doubts or if you come across something that you find difficult to believe.
Greece Gets Shackled
In the past week alone, Windows deals in Dubai, in Paris and even in Greece were announced not quite by Microsoft, but by Bill Gates, who had met politicians. We seem to recall press releases suggesting so — giving Gates all the credit. This was a not technical decision as much as a political one. Here is the latest news from Greece, which we have not covered yet (follow the links to find the rest).
The agreement, signed by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Greece’s finance minister calls for the creation of centers to provide IT and business development skills.
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Total government and private sector IT spending is about 2 billion euros and is seen growing about 7 percent annually through to 2011, according to IT research group IDC.
As usual, IDC is there too. For those who do not know, IDC is somewhat of a Microsoft ‘mouthpiece’, allegedly backed by Bill Gates and then weaved into many of the accompanying press releases and various Microsoft-commissioned studies [1, 2, 3]. Be sure to make yourself familiar with "evangelism is war", which is a very damning leak from Microsoft. It should arguably be seen as damaging as the Halloween Documents that have been out there (leaked) for longer.
“If you live in Greece, you are strongly encouraged to investigate this more properly than we have.”About Greece, we have already shown how the government there is apparently manipulated by Bill Gates and Microsoft [1, 2, 3]. It seems to happily welcome Gates’ exclusionary procurement deals. If you live in Greece, you are strongly encouraged to investigate this more properly than we have.
Spreading the Word
We have notified Steven Vaughan about this issue. Free Software Magazine does not fail to spot this worrisome trend, either. Just published:
Fight Microsoft’s lobbying of the world’s governments: call to free and open source millionaires
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The current lobbying
Mr. Gates has continued his lobbying and travelling over the last years. In general, every time he goes somewhere, something happens. A government or a city is converted to Microsoft; an important GNU/Linux contract is cancelled (see how the Mandriva deal turned out in Nigeria). Officials start contradicting each other in what they tell the press. Things generally go pear-shaped.
The trouble now is that Mr.Gates seems to have decided that giving Windows software to second and third world countries will help them. I am sure he believes, truly believes, that he’s right. He wouldn’t want children to get started with a laptop from the OLPC project, because in his mind it’s surely impossible that the OLPC is indeed as good as Windows for those children. On the other hand, I very much doubt he has ever used a laptop from the OLPC project; and I very much doubt he would ever admit that the OLPC is better than a Windows XP machine.
In the above, a Mandriva deal is mentioned. Mind you, it was bribery.
Gates Bought Media Companies, So Here Comes the Spin
A Microsoft/MSN-affiliated publication, Motley Fool, views these dumping techniques [1, 2, 3] as though they are charity and even compares Gates to the mythical Robin Hood.
Bill Gates’ Plan to Better the World
Move over, Robin Hood.
The above phenomenon is sometimes referred to as “hypnosis” [1, 2]. They try very hard to reshape Gates’ public image. Remember Robber Barons? How about escaping law-enforcing arms using money?
Either way, as we watch hundreds of Microsoft articles per week, the bias seems clear. Bias? Blindness morelike. That’s the glorification Bill Gates gets when he literally owns a lot of the press (Microsoft owns some too), including some of the largest media companies. New case of point:
On January 30th 2008 you could find the press release “Msnbc.com No. 1 Source for Political News Online”
Msnbc.com No. 1 Source for Political News Online
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Based in Redmond, WA, msnbc.com is a joint venture of Microsoft (NasdaqGS:MSFT – News) and NBC Universal (NYSE:GE – News).
On the same day (press release also):
MSN to Sponsor and Webcast the Music Industry’s Exclusive Grammy Event
SN will be the exclusive online broadcaster of the evening’s historic musical performances. On Sunday, February 10, music fans can log on to music.msn.com for access to performances and interviews straight from the red carpet. On Monday, February 11, fans will also be able to access on demand performances from the star-studded event.
How Novell is Affected
At the moment, various other publications (not just Gates/Microsoft-owned) talk about the Novell deal from yesterday. They portray the situation as some sort of an expression of love that Microsoft has for Linux. Microsoft called Linux a “cancer”. Using SLED/SLES, Microsoft now collects revenue from it. It wants to get closer to just to whisper in your ears that Linux violated many patents. It might then offer you Windows or a job at Microsoft. That’s just what this ‘love’ is all about.
Foundation Shuffles, Apparently
The news comes from the Wall Street Journal, which has just signed an advertising deal with Microsoft (it had already been biased in Microsoft’s and Intel’s favour). It’s hard to obtain enough details because a subscription is requires, but it seems like some notable changes are being made at the Gates Foundation at the moment.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation named former World Bank official Geoff Lamb managing director of public policy, a new position that highlights the philanthropy’s growing need to work more closely with governments world-wide.
The words “World Bank official” should have you a little worried if you already know about Melinda Gates’ affiliation with the Bilderberg group. Let us end with a quote.
“If it [the timing of the donation] had anything to do with the antitrust case, we would have told someone”
–Ms. Stonifer, Director of the William H. Gates Foundation
Reference: Responding to the question if the timing of Gates’ $3.3 billion gift… (more here)
Some of the Foundation’s investments are particularly curious. Remember who owns the press and don’t be misled what you are told to believe. █
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01.30.08
Posted in Asia, Courtroom, Deals, GNU/Linux, Hardware, Law, Microsoft, Patent Covenant, Patents at 8:37 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
There are many new articles at a moment (e.g. these earlier ones) which talk about Microsoft increasing its patent-filing pace. You are encouraged to keep in mind that Microsoft’s latest strategy against GNU/Linux revolves around software patents. The Halloween Documents considered this an option as an attack plan (among others like SCO other-type action, i.e. copyrights). It is therefore important to keep track of companies that sign patent deals with Microsoft. This includes JVC which, despite the fact that its Microsoft cross-licensing deal mentions nothing about Linux, is helping fuel fear and acknowledge patents. JVC and Funai have just teamed up and that’s worth keeping in mind for future reference.
Japanese consumer electronics makers Victor Co. of Japan and Funai Electric will jointly develop and supply LCD television sets, an industry source said on Tuesday.
Patent TrollTracker has been receiving a lot of attention recently (including hacking attempts) and s/he keeps good track of Acacia and other patent trolls in the United States. There’s little — albeit some — hope on the horizon.
On another note, Michael Martin has a post on the pending patent reform in the Senate. He explains why the proposed reforms could help solve the problem of patent thickets. He even backs off his earlier conclusion that damages apportionment may be disastrous for the emerging market for ideas.
In other patent news (via Digital Majority):
Business Standard: Infosys to increase patent filings
Infosys Technologies Limited, the country’s second largest IT company, expects patent filings to increase with its primary R&D centre, Software Engineering and Technology Labs (SETLabs), expanding the scope of research to new areas.
The patent Armageddon in telecommunications continues: Sprint sues for VoIP patent infringements
Sprint has also gone to court, claiming 15 infringements of their patented VoIP technology by several small providers, Nuvox Communications, BroadVOX Holdings, Big River Telephone and Paetec Communications.
What is the point of these mutual lawsuits (other than lawyers' welfare? Should there not be peace, or the system be trashed for encouraging nothing but mutual destruction? The small guys are being sued also: Sprint sues little guys over VoIP patents
Following up on its $80 million settlement from its Vonage lawsuit last year, Sprint is milking its 115 VoIP patents by suing NuVox Communications, Broadvox Holdings, Big River Telephone and Paetec Communications.
Welcome to the 21st century — the age where own-able knowledge is so organic that everything and everyone can be sued. █
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Posted in Asia, Deception, Free/Libre Software, Microsoft, Office Suites, OpenOffice, SUN at 2:16 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
ODF is not OpenOffice, but OpenOffice helps ODF adoption
We duly apologise for delivering so much annoying news, but as we say time and time again, ignoring or escaping the problem won’t just make it go away. It’s awareness that can help us make a problem — rather than ourselves — finally escape out of this world. Here is some more encouraging news which is a sign of greater adoption of ODF.
The first is a report from Asia which shows that the educational IT curriculum is less likely to sustain its nature as a “Windows/Microsoft Office training course”. Many nations still serve as trainers of Microsoft’s own technologies — the agents of monopolisation if you like. This may be starting to change.
A well-acknowledged global trend is that most school children and first-time computer users get their basic computer lesson by learning to use Microsoft Office and Windows Operating System.
This raises the hackles of many Open Source advocates who rue the fact that most schools and governments do not promote the use of Open Source software such as Sun Microsystems-sponsored OpenOffice. While Microsoft Office enjoys over 90 per cent of the market, OpenOffice.org and StarOffice are slowly making inroads into enterprises, government and education sectors. Localization efforts by contributors are enabling OpenOffice to reach more countries in multiple languages. Jim Parkinson, vice president, Collaborative Engineering, Sun Microsystems spoke to Priya Padmanabhan of CyberMedia News OpenOffice and Sun’s commitment to promote developer efforts on the program.
According to this new posting from a marketing blog, in addition to those one million downloads of OpenOffice.org per week, Italy alone counts a surge which peaked at almost 2 million downloads last year.
According to Davide Dozza, Chairman of Associazione PLIO: “The numbers are exactly the same. If it’s just a coincidence, it’s a very strange one. Downloads of the Italian version of OpenOffice.org were 800.000 in 2006 and 1.800.000 in 2007: the difference is exactly in the million of Italians that – according to Microsoft – have downloaded the trial version of Office 2007. We think that these users have decided to switch to OpenOffice.org as soon as they have realized that the effort to get used to the new ribbon interface is higher than the effort to migrate to the open source suite. In 2007, the majority of information requests has been about the compatibility with Windows Vista, and the trend stays unchanged in 2008″.
Those who claim that OpenOffice.org is not adopted are clearly forgetting that such software is distributed, not sold. It is quite common to alter definitions for bragging rights [1, 2]. Speaking of which, Microsoft is channel-stuffing Office 2007 to create an illusion of adoption. █
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Posted in Asia, Australia, Deception, FUD, Microsoft, Open XML, OpenDocument at 1:27 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
“”If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.”
–Bill Gates
Yesterday we mentioned an article written by a man who had received a free trip and special treatment at Redmond, where the spinmeisters kept busy with their brainwash sessions. It would be pointless to repeat yesterday’s story and include the same pointers (free gifts in exchange for good publicity), but here is another victim/collaborator of this Brainwash Machine.
Why doesn’t Microsoft just hand over $1500 for a trip, restaurants, hotels and the like, possibly then saying to journalists “write something nice” (like H-P was caught saying to journalists last year)?
Anyway, here is second incident which is spotted.
We landed directly at the Seattle-Tacoma airport to attend a press briefing by software giant Microsoft, in the nearby cities of Kirkland and Redmond.
Why am I telling you this? Well, I’d like to think that Microsoft is going out of its way to reach out to technology journalists from the far corners of the world, to argue its case in what has become a very contentious issue in the IT industry.
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The Philippines is one of the countries that voted “no”, which partly explains why we were invited to attend the press briefing.
By the end of the article, you can clearly see the effect of the brainwash. Too. Much. Kool-Aid. You will find more information and pointers about OOXML in the Philippines here (mind the cross-references too). We have known about this media blitz for quite some time. Yesterday, even Andy Updegrove expressed his concerns. At the very top of a a prominent page he added a sticky which states:
What happened at the OOXML Press Briefing? Last week, Microsoft flew press representatives in to Redmond from around the world (and particularly from those countries, like Australia and the Phillipines) that had voted against OOXML in last summer’s ISO/IEC JTC1 Fast Track vote, for a press briefing. At the briefing, they heard Microsoft representatives such as Tom Robertson and Jean Paoli make the pitch for OOXML, as well as Burton Group research director Peter O’Kelly. The articles that those journalists wrote are beginning to pop up, and excerpts from four appear below. The first notes that Microsoft has also been holding four conference calls a week for National Body representatives, while the last notes that journalists from Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S. were in attendance.
Hasan at Open Malaysia blogs about the latest paper (PDF-formatted) from the ODF Alliance, which does not invite journalists over for a week of ‘chats’.
As seen from the ODF Alliance document just released called “Ecma’s Proposed Disposition of Comments on OOXML: How we got here; What is missing; Why you should vote No,” there are at least 8 reasons why Ecma’s proposed “dispositions” or handling of the NB comments are not satisfactory:
A. What is Missing? Time. Legitimate defects acknowledged by Ecma, why rush?
B. What is Missing? Harmonization. Why not move toward one standard?
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At the time of writing, the article from Australia which we mentioned yesterday (published by a journalist that went to Redmond) has found its way into ZDNet and CNET also. This means that people outside Australia will get exposed to the same type of brainwash, which propagated from the spinmeisters at Redmond. It’s just the nature of the funnel. Rinse and repeat. █
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01.27.08
Posted in Apple, Asia, Europe, Google, Microsoft, Mono, Novell, Open XML at 9:25 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Let’s not play
Microsoft is playing with people’s minds. It has the players in mind. For a variety of convincing reasons, we brought up the BBC fiasco on numerous occasions throughout the past year [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]. As you may or may not know, Microsoft hopes to essentially ‘hijack’ the media industry. Let’s just see how.
Windows Media Player
Do remember that Microsoft elbowed RealNetworks using illegal anti-competitive acts, accompanied by ‘smoking gun’ exhibits that prove it. There is one E-mail, for example, where Microsoft explains that it wants to ‘pull a Netscape’ on this smaller company before it grows bigger (i.e. use prebundling into Windows as an unfair weapon). Erik Huggers, who is now a senior at the BBC, was apparently among the felons. He used to work in this division at Microsoft. He even attended the antitrust trials in Europe where Microsoft lost the case to RealNetworks and was forced to pay compensation (heavy fines).
Portable Media Players
“Novell helps Microsoft in that regard because it supports Silverlight through development of Moonlight.”At the moment, Microsoft also has Apple to worry about because of iPod and iTunes. Microsoft apparently sues Apple by proxy in order to accomplish its goals.
Web-based Media Players
Then you have Adobe with its large variety of Flash-based media players. YouTube is a prime example but it is only one among many more.
Microsoft pretty much attacks Google's YouTube by proxy. Google happily uses Flash and competes against Microsoft’s Soapbox, so it’s hardly surprising. Lastly, there is Silverlight, which includes Microsoft’s ambition to make all Web-based video players dependent on Microsoft-patented technology (.NET). Novell helps Microsoft in that regard because it supports Silverlight through development of Moonlight. This probably does more harm than good in the same way that Novell’s paid-for OOXML support harms ODF.
Media Center (Set-top Boxes)
There is another vector of attack. Remind yourselves of the fact that Microsoft was recently accused (several times in fact) of fueling DVD format wars in order to eliminate physical media altogether, or at least make it less attractive. Microsoft strives to have physical media replaced by Microsoft’s download services (VoD on XBox360, Media Player/Center in Windows Vista, et cetera).
Instead of having choice of media players, one then depends on availability of Microsoft products. Remember the OSC‘s analogy which claims that BBC might as well just support Sony televisions. Also remember that to Microsoft, "cross-platform" means "working across different Microsoft platforms" (e.g. Windows Mobile, XBox).
An article that recently appeared in The Register seems to confirm that Microsoft’s plan — and what some called “conspiracy” at the time — is actually believable, based on the words of Steve Jobs.
Blu-ray Disc beat HD DVD, but who cares? Downloads, not physical media, are the future of HD content consumption. So said Apple CEO Steve Jobs this week, a comment that’s a distant echo of allegations made by Transformers director Michael Bay last year.
Bay grumbled that the HD format war was, in part, Microsoft’s fault, the fight being stirred up to worry consumers into not buying eitehr format and give the software giant to put movie download and rental services in place. Which is, of course, just what Apple launched this week: HD-ready iTunes Movie Rentals.
There is more evidence of that in this stories roundup (mind the links at the bottom).
Playing Politics
But who would possibly choose Microsoft over Adobe? And why? Well, Microsoft has a very extensive ecosystem of partners and it already uses many of the partnerships to spread Silverlight. One example to name here is the big partnership in China. You will need Silverlight to watch the Olympics Games. Despite the fact that China has some sort of an exclusive relationship with Microsoft, there will be some Free software in the back rooms at these events and Windows Vista has already been rejected (they bought XP laptops from Lenovo in advance). Why not GNU/Linux? Just watch how cozy and close Bill Gates and the Chinese authorities have grown.
iPlayer
In the following new article, Sam Varghese reminds us of the BBC fiasco. A tax-funded establishment sold itself to Microsoft, which then used the BBC to extend is software monopoly and control more of media (see 11 links at the top).
The BBC and Linux – when you see the two words juxtaposed together, one tends to be surprised. Simply because all the recent coverage of the Beeb has been about the iPlayer fiascos – how the biggest public broadcaster came out with a player that could cater to just one platform.
Europe Being Played by Microsoft
If you thought the BBC story was as obnoxious as it gets, then look away at the sight of this news. It has just been published and it seems to suggest that Microsoft is doing it again in more and more countries. They are ‘pulling a BBC’.
Microsoft is also approaching the problem with a new range of software, the Citizen Service Platform (CSP), launched at the Berlin conference. The idea is to facilitate cooperation by offering the same products to everybody, as has already occurred in offices and households worldwide with its Windows operating system.
IPTV Plays the Microsoft Tune
Microsoft’s IPTV ‘battle against Linux’ received no proper coverage in this site. To give just a few of instances of Linux success in this domain consider:
Electronics firms plan Internet televisions
The new televisions will use Linux operating systems instead of Microsoft Windows, it added. That feature is aimed at cutting the time needed to boot up and reducing the risk of virus infection.
TV Makers to Collaborate on Internet TV Standards
The new sets reportedly will be based on the Linux operating system.
Internet TV plans revealed by Japanese manufacturers
The Japanese consumer electronics companies aim to develop broadband-enabled televisions that can download and display videos from the internet wihtout the need for a separate set-top box or computer.
They plan to establish a common standard for aspects of internet TV, based on a Linux operating system.
STB reference design runs Linux
Visioneering Corp. and DigiLink Software announced the availability of a compact hardware/software reference design for an IPTV set-top box (STB). The design runs MontaVista Linux on Visioneering’s TI DaVinci-based Sonata STB hardware platform, and comes with DigiLink’s Linux-based software stack, codecs, and development kit.
Microsoft’s many failure in this areas are omitted from this post for they can be viewed as “Microsoft bashing”. Regardless, through the use of contracts and approach towards politicians, Microsoft has been able to circumvent the dominance of Linux at times. There are new examples too.
Consider Korea for example because it's already strangled by ActiveX. If you want to use something other than Windows in Korea, you can’t access vital services, thanks to ‘extensions’ Microsoft introduced only to eliminate competition. Korean authorities seems to be fooled by this again (the new wave of lock-in). Days ago Microsoft signed an IPTV deal in Korea.
Daum, South Korea’s second-largest Web portal and search engine company, will develop the IPTV content, while Microsoft will offer the latest version of its Internet television software platform, Microsoft Mediaroom, the release said. Celrun, a Korean digital device maker, will provide set-top boxes and other digital devices, the release said.
Why are politicians still falling for this scam? █
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01.23.08
Posted in Asia, Bill Gates, Deception, Europe, FUD, Microsoft, Office Suites, Open XML, OpenDocument at 9:32 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Microsoft is pro-choice… as long as the choice is Microsoft.
So what will it be? Home Edition or Ultimate Edition? Office Student Edition?
Microsoft and its faithful lobbying arm, CompTIA, have been very busy in the Philippines recently. We have been spotting some unusual activity and Microsoft even invited people from the Philippines, including journalists, [cred 2216 over for little chat in Redmond]. It is therefore hardly surprising that we find more propaganda from the press in the Philippines. Here is one of the most biased, inaccurate, and hilarious/outrageous (depending on your mood) articles out there. It actually praises OOXML for giving choice (yes, choice!).
Microsoft changes heart, gives market choice with openXML
This appears to be a change of heart for a company [Microsoft] that has been pushing its own standard for years.
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Microsoft executives stressed that “choice” is becoming a buzzword among governments, customers and the information technology industry.
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So why didn’t Microsoft adopt ODF despite the fact that it is already a global standard?
“Uniformity is not always a good thing,” said Tsilas. “At the end of the day, we should have a more dynamic market, and live in a world of ‘and,’ not ‘either/or.’”
What choice is that? And where can one find so much spin? This is beyond an ambitious statement. The article also describes ODF as an OpenOffice format. Novell is mentioned among supporters of OOXML. It’s a bizarre world we live in, isn’t it?
Over in Europe, Microsoft prepares to delivers its case as well. Here is the summary of a fairly comprehensive report.
It is always a matter of perspective. Microsoft organizes a two day conference to discuss “Perspectives of Modernising Government” with European government representatives in Berlin, Germany. Bill Gates himself visits the forum. A side purpose is to lift up a standard analyst from Gartner and retired rent-a-politician on equal footings.
Gartner, mind you, is sponsored or funded by Bill Gates and Microsoft. In most cases, it is better off ignored. █
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Posted in Asia, Deception, ECMA, Formats, Microsoft at 1:27 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
We have written about Malaysia quite a few times since the year began [1, 2, 3, 4]. We finally receive some answers and it seems like Microsoft is getting caught with its pants down. Head over to Open Malaysia and read what they have to report.
Microsoft has truly become desperate and its manipulative response is here (and there) to be properly documented. █
“It’s a Simple Matter of [Microsoft’s] Commercial Interests!”
–Microsoft’s Doug Mahugh about OOXML in Malaysia
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