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[News] [Rival] Status of Microsoft Embargo, Antitrust, International Complaints...

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Status of Microsoft Embargo, Antitrust, International Complaints...
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:33:07 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
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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.    
| 
| 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.  
| 
| Whether any of those moves will ultimately result in bringing down the 
| software giant, however, is anybody's guess at this point. 
| 
| "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. 
| 
| "This is the first such appeal after a BRM process in ISO/IEC JTC 1, although 
|  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| 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 
|                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| longer.   
| ^^^^^^
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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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