Going to OOXML great lengths
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| We landed directly at the Seattle-Tacoma airport to attend a press briefing
| by software giant Microsoft, in the nearby cities of Kirkland and Redmond.
|
| Why am I telling you this? Well, I'd like to think that Microsoft is going
| out of its way to reach out to technology journalists from the far corners of
| the world, to argue its case in what has become a very contentious issue in
| the IT industry.
|
| [...]
|
| The Philippines is one of the countries that voted "no", which partly
| explains why we were invited to attend the press briefing.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/blog/pinoypost/0,3800005677,63001918,00.htm
8 reasons why Ecma's OOXML Disposition of Comments is lacking
,----[ Quote ]
| As seen from the ODF Alliance document just released called "Ecma's Proposed
| Disposition of Comments on OOXML: How we got here; What is missing; Why you
| should vote No," there are at least 8 reasons why Ecma's
| proposed "dispositions" or handling of the NB comments are not satisfactory:
|
| A. What is Missing? Time. Legitimate defects acknowledged by Ecma, why
| rush?
|
| B. What is Missing? Harmonization. Why not move toward one standard?
|
| [...]
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http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2008/01/8-reasons-why-e.html
The format is broken, so Microsoft gives free travel and special treatment to
journalists whom it brainwashes. Remember free Vista laptops to bloggers?
Linux editors invited for a love cruise at Redmond (see below)?
Related:
INQhack survives Vistability test in Volesville
,----[ Quote ]
| The Vole (Microsoft) supposedly invited The INQ over for tea because
| we are notorious "Microsoft doubters" - and we were accompanied by
| other supposed Vole doubters such as the folk from lifehacker and
| a very nice man from Slashdot, as well as some Microsoft MvPs.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36312
Microsoft desperately wants my love -- and yours
,----[ Quote ]
| I spent December seventh, eighth, and ninth in Seattle as Microsoft's
| guest. Microsoft flew me there from Florida at its expense, put me up
| in a nice hotel, provided decent food, and comped me and four other
| invitees to this "special conference" with presentations about the
| marvels of Vista and other recent or upcoming Microsoft products. They
| didn't quite play the old Beatles song "Love Me Do" in the background,
| but it was the event's unstated theme.
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http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/12/12/085222
Bribing Bloggers
,----[ Quote ]
| This is the most frustrating thing about the practice of giving
| bloggers free stuff: it pisses in the well, reducing the credibility
| of all blogs. I'm upset that people trust me less because of the
| behavior of other bloggers. Don't even get me started about PayPerPost.
|
| [...]
|
| Do not, under any circumstances, consider upgrading an XP system to
| Vista... even if it's fairly new and even if it's Vista Supremo
| Premium Ultra-Capable.
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http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/12/28.html
Microsoft's Laptop Giveaway Becoming PR Disaster?
,----[ Quote ]
| This thing is starting to feel like a PR disaster. Bloggers are
| starting to smell blood and this thing very well may begin to
| turn into yet another episode of bloggers gone wild.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061228/23174_id.html?.v=1
Bribing Bloggers
,----[ Quote ]
| It's a bribe. Period. You say nice things about us, you get nice
| things from us. Heck, just say neutral things about us-we'll give
| you a killer new laptop and we know that you'll be inclined to say
| better things about us.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2077596,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000616
Getting a Vaio [with Vista, from Microsoft, even in March 2007]
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| Microsoft Belgium rang me yesterday (I don?t think they realised it
| was a public holiday here!).
|
| [...]
|
| The phone call yesterday was to confirm my address - the laptop (a
| Sony Vaio - dunno which model or spec yet) is en route with Vista
| Ultimate and Office Ultimate pre-installed.
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http://www.tomrafteryit.net/getting-a-vaio/
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