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Re: [News] Microsoft OOXML: Fail

____/ William Poaster on Tuesday 11 March 2008 11:41 : \____

> Jesper Lund Stocholm wrote:
> 
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> news:6414322.6q2ei7hhhM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>> 
>>> I am amazed to find Microsoft partners in a Linux newsgroup. They
>>> don't just defend themselves. They defend OOXML now. Next step
>>> slamming the GPL? Attacking advocates? How low has Microsoft sunk? I
>>> mean, I know the company approaches debt and tries to hide this, but
>>> it's no reason or excuse to harass its #1 competition.
>> 
>> Well, Roy, the reason for my starting to post here was that I saw factually
>> wrong information being spread here amongst others by you.
> 
>> My wish was merely to provide the correct information to you guys. You might
>> not like me correcting you, but my aim was simply to provide the correct
>> information
>> ... which I have done.
> 
> Oh, you mean like Micro$oft did with their "Get the Facts" campaign...yeah,
> that was factually correct, wasn't it.
> And like Micro$oft's ads, that were pulled by the UK Advertising Standards
> Authority:
> http://www.cxolinux.com/linux/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=1393&cat_id=1202
> And also by the South African Advertising Standards Authority:
>
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2003/0303201315.asp?S=Software&A=SFT&O=FPMS
> 
>> And no - I am not defending OOXML ... there is really no point in doing it
>> in here.
> 
> Good. Now push off.

Microsoft likes to call it 'balance'. It believes its side is the truth and it
goes as far as bribing people to edit Wikipedia and project it. I don't accept
Jesper's excuse It's a waste of time. He's a Microsoft 'vote stacker'.

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