● 01.31.07
●● Novell Employee Backs Microsoft in OOXML Clash with Europe
Posted in Europe, Formats, Mono, Office Suites, Open XML, OpenDocument, OpenOffice, Standard at 11:20 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Miguel de Icaza, with a history or taking Microsoft’s side, states: “The EU Prosecutors are Wrong“. This comes amid serious criticism which is taregetted at Microsoft’s attempt to thwart OpenDocument and spread a “monopoly enabler” instead. For context, here are some recent articles:
Open source lobby fury over Office format fast-trackOOXML v. ODF: What a Week!IT Standards Hijack Threatens European Economix CompetitivenessFFII opposes Fasttrack adoption of Microsoft OOXML format as ISO standard
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