Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> ____/ Peter Köhlmann on Wednesday 03 October 2007 14:45 : \____
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>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> ____/ Jim Richardson on Wednesday 03 October 2007 07:34 : \____
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>>>> On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:09:08 +0100,
>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> ____/ Jim Richardson on Wednesday 03 October 2007 01:45 : \____
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Don't respond with something about Novell or SuSE, that's a
>>>>>>>> different company and distro. Please answer the question you have
>>>>>>>> been asked.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Assist" has the wrong tense. Linspire assisted Microsoft when it
>>>>>>> signed a deal that says it would support OOXML 'translators'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How does that "Assist MS" in locking in users? if anything, it would
>>>>>> assist the users in getting out
>>>>>
>>>>> They were not supposed to be there in the first place. See
>>>>>
>> http://boycottnovell.com/2007/09/05/silverlight-mono-novell/#comment-1945
>>>>> onwards.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> silverlight, is not OOXML, please don't wander around, stick to the
>>>> point.
>>>>
>>>> How does Linspire's support of OOXML translators "assist MS" in locking
>>>> in users?
>>>
>>> the comments that I link to are about OOXML (ignore the top-level post).
>>> The translators incorporate Mono as well.
>>>
>>
>> In other words, you are unable to answer very simple questions regarding
>> your claims
>
> 1. I never made the claim that you claim that I claimed.
>
> 2. Microsoft had a lock-in strategy (OOXML) and it relied on some software
> companies (e.g. Corel, Apple, Xandros, Novell, Linspire) giving their
> endorsement to OOXML.
>
So you *still* fail to explain how Linspire is "locking in" users with the
OOXML filter
Nice done, Roy. Erik F or Hadron Quark could not have beem more evasive
after doing a totally idiotic claim
BTW: Your trustworthyness is by now practically non-existant. Rejoice. You
are now in the same eague as Erik Fukenbusch. Nothing you write can be
taken at face value
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Howe's Law: Everyone has a scheme that will not work.
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