Google Pack Adds StarOffice, NOT OpenOffice
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| While StarOffice does have some proprietary parts, there’s an advantage for
| those who want it: within Google Pack, StarOffice is free, saving the $70
| cost if you buy it from Sun.
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http://mashable.com/2007/08/12/google-staroffice/
Microsoft is losing the OOXML-ISO battle, so here is another miserable act.
Microsoft's Legacy Binary Formats & ISO
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| What if Microsoft surrenders the specifications of its
| legacy .doc, .xls, .ppt and other formats just in time to make a big impact
| on the voting process for OOXML at ISO (votes due in early Sept.)?
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http://fussnotes.typepad.com/plexnex/2007/06/microsofts-lega.html
Related:
OOXML Approval Vote Fails in INCITS
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| The overall vote is not, to me, a surprise. Leaving all politics or opinions
| aside on whether OOXML should become an ISO/IEC standard when ODF already
| exists, I do not believe that OOXML is in good enough shape to recommend a
| yes vote, with or without comments.
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http://www.consortiuminfo.org/standardsblog/article.php?story=20070810112044631
OOXML and Standards Australia - an important correction
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| Groklaw has a rather extensive discussion of a recent meeting at Standards
| Australia about their vote on OOXML. I need to correct something mentioned in
| that report.
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| IBM is not now a member of CompTIA. We used to be a member, but we quit some
| time ago. We did not participate in any CompTIA meeting where we voiced our
| support for OOXML.
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http://www.sutor.com/newsite/blog-open/?p=1785
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