Steve Ballmer said: "Our goal is to promote greater interoperability....."

[Craig White]

On Thu, 2008-02-21 at 12:55 -0700, jordi laforge wrote:
> Anyone seen this?
> 
> 
> Microsoft set to open up software:
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7257411.stm
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considering that the OOXML vote is just 3 days off, it does seem a bit
suspect...and the article had no mention of that minor detail -
journalists....

curious sidebar shows in the above link...Microsoft in Court - Latest
News...

Microsoft loses anti-trust appeal 
Decision looms in EU row 
$1.5bn damages order dropped 
Microsoft in EU Vista stand-off 
Microsoft EU fines 'inevitable' 
Brussels poised to fine Microsoft 
Microsoft's EU appeal case ends 
Microsoft fights to keep secrets 
EU ruling on Microsoft 'flawed' 
New blow for Microsoft in EU row 

not very flattering...

note the next link - the first paragraph "One the eve of a key vote"...

http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206801223

then of course, there are the fervent anti-Microsoft, anti-Novell
perspectives...

http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/15/mono-contamination-in-ubuntu/

I think Microsoft's new found embrace of open source software is lost on
them (and me too).

Craig