____/ [H]omer on Thursday 18 October 2007 06:24 : \____
> Lessons to learn from Microsoft's standards process corruption:
>
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> | There were so many things fundamentally wrong with how OOXML
> | entered the standards process, was propped up and pushed forward,
> | and just never seemed to go away even in the face of withering
> | analysis and criticism, that it is now clear that things have to
> | change. Rather than dwell on that, though, let's use it as an
> | example that we should ensure never gets repeated.
> `----
>
> http://www.sutor.com/newsite/blog-open/?p=1887
>
> Perhaps what it is that we should ensure never gets repeated ...
> is Microsoft.
...Or adopt OpenISO, which was founded by one of the Swiss panelist that
witnessed Microsoft's arm of corruption.
Who would send Microsoft away? The company has become more powerful than most
governments and this was never intended to happen. Some governments
provided 'protection' and enabled this to happen. Just as some people put
socialism to shame through bad implementation, I opine that America (US) is
giving a /very/ bad name to capitalism. Democracy? Dubya long ago ensured it
is no more. Not even free speech...
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