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Can Microsoft Do the ISO Limbo?
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| Even if Microsoft can hold the line and push OOXML through that final hoop,
| however, that doesn't necessarily mean success. A member of the European
| Parliament recently called for a five-year ban on government contracts to
| Microsoft due to the loss of its antitrust case with the European Commission
| in September.
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| Besides that, the EC continues to investigate Microsoft's alleged misbehavior
| during the ISO standards process. Finally, browser competitor Opera Software
| has also filed complaints against Microsoft with the EC.
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| Whether any of those moves will ultimately result in bringing down the
| software giant, however, is anybody's guess at this point.
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| "There's enough antipathy toward Microsoft, from competitors, critics,
| governments, and even some politicians who have grievances with them [that]
| there's inevitably going to be that constant clipping away at the company,"
| Davis said. "But it's hard to tell which action is going to blossom into a
| real threat," he added.
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http://www.internetnews.com/government/article.php/3750236/Can+Microsoft+Do+the+ISO+Limbo.htm
Brazil and India Challenge Microsoft Office Document Standard
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| IEC's Buck expects to have more to say about the appeals process next week,
| but noted that the situation is unusual.
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| "This is the first such appeal after a BRM process in ISO/IEC JTC 1, although
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| appeals occur regularly in other technical committees," he said.
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http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C400693880C1257459002948D2.html?ref=technology
Brazil, India join appeal of Microsoft standards push
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| Organizations from Brazil and India joined the appeal of a controversial vote
| that made Microsoft Corp.'s Open XML file format an international standard,
| threatening to delay final certification of the technology for a month or
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/brazil-india-join-appeal-microsoft/story.aspx?guid=%7B20F76834-76E0-428B-AB96-021B53CE0F63%7D&dist=hplatest
Brazil, India, SAfrica appeal standard status for Microsoft Office
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| Brazil, India and South Africa have lodged an appeal against a decision to
| grant international standard recognition to Microsoft's Office software
| package, a standards agency overseeing the case said Friday.
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http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hL_rLMUjP_NRdpWfaXjdB5aXjFiQ
Brazil And India Appeal Microsoft's OOXML Standard
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| Even before these appeals, Microsoft's Office Open XML victory in April has
| not been without opposition.Critics have strongly spoken out against
| Microsoft's OOXML format, citing worrisome issues such as the ISO's
| fast-track approval process and complicated voting procedure.
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http://www.crn.com/software/208401261
Recent:
EU: Europarlement testing Ubuntu, OpenOffice and Firefox
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| The European Parliament's IT department is testing the use of GNU/Linux
| distribution Ubuntu, OpenOffice, Firefox and other Open Source applications,
| the British MEP James Nicholson explained last week in a letter to Italian
| MEP Marco Cappato.
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http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/7565
Is Microsoft Now Banned from EU Contracts?
http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=697&blogid=14
Euro MP thinks Microsoft should be banned from government contracts
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/10/member-eu-parliament-asks
Green MEP says Microsoft should be excluded from EU contract awarding procedure
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/106338/from/rss09
MEPs Question Microsoft's Eligibility for Gov't Projects
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| The Commission, which has not responded yet, is allowed a few weeks to reply.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144591/meps_question_microsofts_eligibility_for_govt_projects.html
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