[A2k] Reuters: Microsoft gets another shot at Open XML standard

[Taran Rampersad]

That is good to know. Would that the question and response made it out
to the rest of the world. ;-)

Michelle Childs wrote:
> A Microsoft representative was asked  about this  at  the
> Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) meeting on Open standards in
> Brussels this  month in front of Commission officials.
>
> On 26 Feb 2008, at 20:01, Taran Rampersad wrote:
>
>> I think it is being ignored. When is the last time that Microsoft was
>> questioned about the lack of support of other open standards in
>> Microsoft Office? Had they done so, it stands to reason that polarized
>> discussions about one open standard versus another would be pointless.
>> In essence, Microsoft picked the ground and everyone is launching
>> criticisms at what Microsoft wants to be criticized.
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