● 05.26.08
●● OOXML Incidents Index: From [K]enya to [N]orway
Posted in Africa, America, Asia, ECMA, Europe, Fraud, ISO, Microsoft, Open XML, Standard at 2:19 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
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A-C | OOXML Incidents Index: From Algeria to Czech RepublicD-G | OOXML Incidents Index: From [D]enmark to [G]reeceH-J | OOXML Incidents Index: From [H]ungary to [J]ordanO-S | OOXML Incidents Index: From [P]akistan to [S]yriaT-Z | OOXML Incidents Index: From [T]hailand to [V]ietnamBackground information
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Kenya (Phone: +254 20 60 54 90):
Microsoft Accused of Blackmail and Rigging for OOXML in KenyaA Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO’s Admission of FailureQuick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)Bill Gates Makes Phonecalls Again (Politics for Derailing ODF)Microsoft on ‘War Mode’ in ”Scandalous” OOXMLThe Latest News on the Microsoft OOXML Fiasco (Updated)Lobbying for OOXML in Africa, Which Apparently Dislikes Microsoft and Novell
Korea (Phone: +85 0 2 18111, +82 2 509 73 99):
Microsoft OOXML Pollutes More Than Just Document FormatsQuick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)Microsoft’s OOXML Viral Marketing Reaches YouTubeHow Microsoft Operates in China and Parts of AsiaOOXML Causes Trouble in the Business WorldInternationally Speaking: The Increasing Success of OpenDocument versus the Insanity of OOXMLOpenDocument Format Accessibility and Disinformation (Updated)Korea Chooses OpenDocument FormatIreland, Korea, and the United Kingdom Don’t Fall for the (Supposedly) ‘Open’ XML PlotAustralia Changes Mind on OOXML, Brazil and New Zealand Explain Why OOXML is Bad
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Lebanon (Phone: +961 1 48 59 27):
Setting the Record Straight on OOXML and Silverblight [sic]Quick Mention: ISO Fails to Properly Standrdise Even ItselfQuick Mention: Pieter Hintjens’s Digistan Identifies OOXML-GDP LinksFoes of OpenDocument Format Listed; The Symphony Plays in a New VideoOpenDocument News: ODF at Sun, Google, IBM, and NovellYou Lose, You Lie
Libya (Phone: +218 21 462 72 80):
ECMA’s and Microsoft’s Mistake in GenevaThings Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO ‘Bought Out’
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Malaysia (Phone: +60 3 88 85 80 00):
Malaysia Turns to OpenDocument Format and Deployments BeginMicrosoft Still Contaminates Malaysian Press for OOXML PublicityOOXML: What Really Happens in MalaysiaDoes Microsoft Buy Organic OOXML ‘Support’ in Malaysia?Microsoft Goes Lobbying Against OpenDocument Format in MalaysiaMalaysia Wants a Truly Open Document Format and So Does New York StateMalaysia looks at OOXML (and it doesn’t like what it sees)
Malta (Phone: +356 21 24 24 20):
Quick Mention: ISO Fails to Properly Standrdise Even ItselfQuick Mention: Pieter Hintjens’s Digistan Identifies OOXML-GDP Links
Mexico (Phone: +52 55 57 29 94 80):
Is Microsoft’s OOXML the “Greatest [of] Scam[s] of Computing History”?Bill Gates Makes Phonecalls Again (Politics for Derailing ODF)Bill Gates Invades the Land of Linus, Uses Dumping Techniques
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Netherlands (Phone: +31 15 2 690 390):
Why Schools Must Embrace ODF and FOSS; Healthy Boost for KOffice and OpenDocument FormatEuropean Nations Give the Thumbs Down to Microsoft OOXML, Misconduct NotedThe OSP Lie, the OOXML Bribe and Other Interesting Moves in PortugalOpenDocument Format Already Implemented in the Netherlands; OOXML Crimewatch Tidied UpMicrosoft’s History Against Standards Must Not Repeat ItselfIf Cattle, Use OOXML; If Wise, Use ODFOpenDocument Wins While Microsoft SpinsConvicted Monopolist Reportedly Threatens to Sue to Save Its Monopoly (Updated)Microsoft’s Assimilate-to-Destroy Tactic (Everything for OOXML)Microsoft Sends Paid Army to Fight OpenDocument Format in EuropeInternationally Speaking: The Increasing Success of OpenDocument versus the Insanity of OOXMLOpenDocument Format Accessibility and Disinformation (Updated)OpenDocument ‘Traitors’ Group is Out, Belgium is InOOXML? Not Any Time Soon, Says Sutor.Losing Your Job for Opposing a Monopoly Abuser? (Lassi Nirhamo)It’s OpenDocument All the Way for Holland (and Other Office Suites News)The Latest News on the Microsoft OOXML Fiasco (Updated)Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO ‘Bought Out’
New Zealand (Phone: +64 4 498 59 90):
OOXML Defeated Easily in India; Microsoft in Hot Water in New Zealand Over Smear CampaignMicrosoft Takes OOXML Lobbying Up a NotchInternet Society of New Zealand Comes Out Swinging Against OOXMLOOXML Publicity Stunts Continue Whilst New OOXML Flaws Get Widely PublicisedOOXML: Stacking, Exclusion and Snubbing in the US, Australia and New ZealandISO: Everybody, Calm Down. It’s All Under Control. (It’s Not!)More Media Charades for Microsoft’s OOXML Ahead of the BRMOOXML Poison: Melvin Calimag Received Redmond’s Kool-Aid TooIf Cattle, Use OOXML; If Wise, Use ODFOOXML Discussions in the Australian ContinentOOXML and ECMA: Same Scandal, Different DaySigns That Your ‘Open Standard’ is Actually Proprietary”This [Microsoft] Abuse is Well Documented and Should be of Major Concern”Losing Your Job for Opposing a Monopoly Abuser? (Lassi Nirhamo)OOXML in Australia RevisitedOOXML Watch: More Lies, More Deception, and More Spin (It Just Won’t Stop!) (Updated)Australia Changes Mind on OOXML, Brazil and New Zealand Explain Why OOXML is BadOOXML Watch: Latest Stories of Deception, Corruption, and DisapprovalODF/OOXML Watch: Brazil and India Say “No” to OOXML, Microsoft Lobbying Intensified (Updated)ODF/OOXML Watch: Bill Gates Lobbies Behind the Scenes Again, Jason Matusow Deceives (Updated)ODF/OOXML Watch: Australia, New Zealand, Finland, and the United StatesFinland and New Zealand’s Fight Against Vendor Lockin; IBM Set to Release Lotus 8 with ODF Support on FridayOnce Again We Find One-sided and Promotional JournalismNovell Could Take a Lesson from New Zealand
Nigeria (Phone: +234 1 27 08 247):
OOXML Aftermath: Microsoft Rewrites History in the PressOpenDocument Format Has Solid Foundation in the World Wide Web
Norway (Phone: +47 67 83 86 00):
Approval of OOXML Might Be Delayed Due to Formal ComplaintsAnother Official Complaint Against Microsoft/OOXML: Denmark’s TurnMicrosoft Literally Pays ISO (Sponsors ISO Meeting) (Corrected)Thank You, Norway, for Pictorial MemoriesISO Maxes Up Damage Control, OOXML Storm LoomingSteve Pepper Spills the Beans on MSOOXML in NorwayHarmonISOsation After OOXML Protests in Norway?Norway’s Protest Against Microsoft Abuse Goes More Public (Updated)OOXML Dirty Tricks Miscellanea: Norway, Misdirection, GPL Exclusion as StandardEuropean Nations Give the Thumbs Down to Microsoft OOXML, Misconduct NotedOOXML Protests Scheduled in Norway, Microsoft’s Reputation Claimed TarnishedUpdate on OOXML and Norway: How a Technical Panel of 7 Grew to 30!Return of the ‘Peter O’Kelly Mouthpiece’ and Why Microsoft Lost the Standards WarSelected Reactions and EU Investigation of the OOXML FiascoISO Feels OK With Corruption, Officially Approves OOXML (Updated)Microsoft’s Latest OOXML Corruptions in Germany, Croatia, NorwayQuick Mention: Norway Favours OpenDocument Format in Government (Updated)Using Money to Escape Interoperability Scrutiny/Litigation (Updated)OOXML in Norway, Denmark, and Poland… Looking More Closely at the Stories (Updated)This Just in: Sweden’s Vote on OOXML Nullified Due to That So-called ”Bribery” Incident (Updatedx3)OOXML Watch: More Deception and More Manipulation, Norway ‘Corrupted’Shouldn’t Novell Just Drop Its Oh Oh XML Support Plans?
Please ask your standards body to join South Africa's complaint while it’s still possible. Norway (above) seems likely to do so. █
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