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"OOXML will be ratified as a "standard" despite all the whining over it."

It'd better not be. Do you know what an unmitigated disaster it would be for the entire human race if ISO were to allow this through, despite all the evidence showing not only is the standard sub-par, but that Microsoft was so worried it might not make it that they stooped to bribery and worse things to try and force it through? That'd sure send a fantastic message; if you want your own personal standard, simply send a check for $X to the International Standards Organization! We'll ignore all our existing standards and studies, and rubber-stamp your proposal so you can claim to "support the standards" and get all the government purchases without actually having to do any work!

Every corporation on this planet will be lining up to get their stuff rubber-stamped as a standard, and the standards ring will look like the US wireless phone system does right now; everyone uses "a standard", but no one's "standard" matches anybody else's...
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As my rep says, 2008 will be great!!!!  Mike Cox | 12/18/07
Heh...  techboy_z | 12/18/07
9.95 -  Wolfie2K3 | 12/19/07
Bell  professordnm | 12/19/07
10!!!  JLHenry | 12/19/07
When will Bill's big fear come true?  FlatAffect | 12/20/07
Say again Commi?  waldens1 | 08/13/09
way off  itchy8me | 07/31/09
Microsoft Will Hail The Launch Of Its Most Successful OS To Date  itanalyst | 12/18/07
They also pointed out that the iPhone  GuidingLight | 12/18/07
I don't know if I could  Michael Kelly | 12/18/07
I am in agreement with you there  GuidingLight | 12/18/07
I don't know if Ubuntu Fiesty Fawn came out in 2007, but OLPC did (just)  stevey_d | 12/31/07
Jesus  usmcdvldg@... | 12/18/07
Wish I could talk  Blogsworth | 12/18/07
ReactOS is coming along well  stevey_d | 12/31/07
Right on the mark!  ba943@... | 12/19/07
My predictions.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/07
Re: #8 & #9  Michael Kelly | 12/18/07
Further thoughts...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/07
Those who don't want to be "evangelists"  Confused by religion | 12/18/07
Is that true?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/07
I agree that a number of overseas MVPs were not re-awarded this year  Confused by religion | 12/18/07
Not too accurate  dfolk | 12/18/07
Shows how little you know about the MVPs  Confused by religion | 12/19/07
Word is the Head of the MVP program gave his notice  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/07
MVP defined  devlin_X | 12/31/07
Agree some, disagree some.  CobraA1 | 12/18/07
Yes and no...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/07
Ah yes, that's the applications . . .  CobraA1 | 12/18/07
No  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
It's a bit more complex than that . . .  CobraA1 | 12/19/07
YES YES  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
hmmm . . ..  CobraA1 | 12/19/07
hmm  usmcdvldg@... | 12/20/07
more about threads . . .  CobraA1 | 12/20/07
WOW!  lag1980 | 12/19/07
Okay, smart guy: How does Vista NOT take advantage of multiple cores? (nt)  CobraA1 | 12/19/07
Ok, so here is my point...  lag1980 | 12/19/07
In other words, nothing revolutionary  CobraA1 | 12/19/07
OMG  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
A fact of life  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
Re: Number 9  Confused by religion | 12/18/07
You misunderstand Milly  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/07
I understand perfectly  Confused by religion | 12/18/07
Care to publish said code of conduct  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/07
re: Care to publish said code of conduct  MowGreen | 12/19/07
Re: Re: Number 9  none none | 12/18/07
Hmmm  HypnoToad72 | 12/18/07
Yikes  DarkPhoenixFF4 | 12/18/07
Huh?  El Tonto con Suerte | 12/19/07
Half and half  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
language standard  stevey_d | 12/31/07
Wrong!  Ole Man | 12/19/07
Gawd help us ALL if Hilary wins!  jbaviera@... | 12/20/07
Well thought out  stevey_d | 12/31/07
What's with ZDNet and wanting the iPhone to enter the Enterprise?  CobraA1 | 12/18/07
Because it has potential  Michael Kelly | 12/18/07
LONG Laundry List...  Wolfie2K3 | 12/19/07
Edit Office docs on an iPhone? Who cares!  Fred Fredrickson | 12/24/07
good point  stevey_d | 12/31/07
Why do you need that?  Bruizer | 01/06/08
What's with ZDNet?  grail@... | 12/19/07
windows 7: 2008  Raiker | 12/18/07
here is my prediction  Linux Geek | 12/18/07
In that spirit  Michael Kelly | 12/18/07
ROTFL! (nt)  GuidingLight | 12/18/07
On the contrary...  techboy_z | 12/18/07
Well, No evil per say  usmcdvldg@... | 12/18/07
Or better yet  usmcdvldg@... | 12/18/07
There speaks the man  Blogsworth | 12/18/07
Poor baby  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
naturally occuring doesn't mean good  voska1 | 12/19/07
Actaully he is about dead on  Linux User 147560 | 12/19/07
using *any* oil is the problem  stevey_d | 12/31/07
Raise you  stevey_d | 12/31/07
Here is a better prediction  GuidingLight | 12/18/07
...  DarkPhoenixFF4 | 12/18/07
Well now, if you bothered to poke around a bit  GuidingLight | 12/18/07
'nuff said  lag1980 | 12/19/07
And my follow up...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/18/07
owch  usmcdvldg@... | 12/18/07
How about this prediction  usmcdvldg@... | 12/18/07
Haven't you got  Blogsworth | 12/18/07
LOL  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
If it theirs, then its theirs.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/19/07
I say its not  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
And listen  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
You aren't a judge...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/07
Ok  usmcdvldg@... | 12/20/07
Cute  Michael Kelly | 12/18/07
RE: Cute  bfilipiak@... | 12/19/07
One IMPORTANT thing missing ....  kd5auq | 12/18/07
Can't happen unless.....  jeffdickey | 12/24/07
Look for Vista Lite!  TripleII | 12/18/07
windows xp second edition?  aesirloke@... | 12/18/07
Why tarnish the XP name...  mrOSX | 12/19/07
RE: Windows XP second edition  bfilipiak@... | 12/19/07
The difference is  Michael Kelly | 12/19/07
I dunno . . .  JLHenry | 12/19/07
Message has been deleted.  i8thecat | 12/19/07
RE: The real predictions (#5)  bfilipiak@... | 12/19/07
BE carefull  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
Microsoft release Longhorn in 2010  Randalllind | 12/19/07
RE: Microsoft Predictions for 2008: Games group housecleaning continues (Microsoft in 2008: 10 Predictions)  zeusx64@... | 12/19/07
RE: Microsoft Predictions for 2008: Games group housecleaning continues (Microsoft in 2008: 10 Predictions)  zeusx64@... | 12/19/07
RE: Microsoft Predictions for 2008: Games group housecleaning continues (Microsoft in 2008: 10 Predictions)  zeusx64@... | 12/19/07
iPhone & ActtiveSync  Ethical_Loner | 12/19/07
Yawn  Bearcat_z | 12/19/07
I Predict Not ONE No_Ax Prediction Will Come True  itanalyst | 12/19/07
Except  usmcdvldg@... | 12/19/07
My rep sais...  sykandtyed | 12/19/07
Vista Home Premium v Fiji  ben.rattigan | 12/20/07
I'll Give It A 6.5 = IPhone Home E.T.  michaelleo@... | 12/20/07
Head of the MVP program  Bitzie | 01/02/08
RE: Microsoft Predictions for 2008: Games group housecleaning continues (Microsoft in 2008: 10 Predictions)  soooosweeet | 04/14/08

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