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It taught Microsoft that its days are numbered
as an all powerful monopoly, and that it cannot just run roughshod wherever it likes without an equal and opposite reaction.

It's taught us, the community, that maybe it's time to start lots of lobbying of our own. Perhaps lots and lots of letters to MP's asking why they feel it is ok to waste, thus continue to waste, taxpayers money propping up a monopoly which hinders progress and competition to such a degree that some people even think Vista is a step forwards .....
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It taught Microsoft that its days are numbered  mark@... | 03/31/08
RE: OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned  andrewdmunro@... | 03/31/08
It's Greed...  gtdworak | 03/31/08
That is rubbish  easson | 03/31/08
Most users aren't going to know this.  bjbrock | 03/31/08
Re: Most users aren't going to know this.  daftkey | 03/31/08
They were out on a limb alone  maggietoo9 | 04/02/08
Soooo....  randalwc | 05/21/08
No it is not!  bportlock | 03/31/08
Yes it is!!  easson | 03/31/08
No, it's not  Hemlock Stones | 03/31/08
It is easy to talk about something  Ole Man | 03/31/08
Converter Happy  NCWeber | 04/01/08
I agree  maggietoo9 | 04/02/08
No, it isn't rubbish.  mosborne | 03/31/08
Not All Rubbish  NCWeber | 04/01/08
APRIL FOOLS  rbbeck2@... | 04/01/08
Let the 2007 users save THEIR file in a REAL standard format  maggietoo9 | 04/02/08
The backward compatibility issues is spurious  tracy anne | 04/01/08
Backward compatibility is not an excuse for sloppy formats  Saurondor | 04/01/08
There's a thin line between lobbying and bribing...  olePigeon | 03/31/08
Ignorant comment  easson | 03/31/08
Really?  zkiwi | 03/31/08
Check it out for yourself at ECMA  easson | 03/31/08
Check it out at Microsoft.com  mark@... | 03/31/08
How about...  zkiwi | 03/31/08
Enlighten us then....  bportlock | 03/31/08
This and other deprecated features  DevGuy_z | 03/31/08
Well, with one exception  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/31/08
Don't play the deprecated card....  bportlock | 03/31/08
"it's very simple to go online to check out the truth of this"  Ole Man | 03/31/08
Lobbying and bribery  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 03/31/08
It's public domain, find it yourself  mark@... | 03/31/08
One mistake by new MS employee in Belgium  easson | 03/31/08
That the standards setting process is political.  Anton Philidor | 03/31/08
Tug of war, or pushing back?  mark@... | 03/31/08
Both side political my a..  Hemlock Stones | 03/31/08
The real lesson: De Jure is dead!!!  techboy_z | 03/31/08
"will cause much pain and rework over the next several years".....  Ole Man | 03/31/08
And the West loses in the knowledge economy  mark@... | 03/31/08
It's Not Close..Are You Kidding? It's RIGGED....  itanalyst2@... | 03/31/08
It was never subject to vote in Norway.  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 03/31/08
Do us a favour...  bportlock | 03/31/08
Then explain away this...  zkiwi | 03/31/08
Saw That Just Now  itanalyst2@... | 03/31/08
Whats to explain?  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 04/01/08
The non-technical issues were:  hkommedal | 04/01/08
Same thing in Denmark rumors has it...  JesperFrimann | 03/31/08
The ISO has just lost credibility ...  bjbrock | 03/31/08
ISO = I Sold Out !  Ole Man | 03/31/08
Do something about it  Goldie_Simmons | 03/31/08
I already have  bportlock | 03/31/08
Yes it is!!!  easson | 03/31/08
9 months ago?  zkiwi | 03/31/08
Great links!  quikboy | 03/31/08
OOXML is obviously better - only M$ haters won't like it  quikboy | 03/31/08
OOXML, the best thing since outdoor toilets  Ole Man | 03/31/08
Better?  zkiwi | 03/31/08
Open standards are obviously better - only M$ would hate them  mark@... | 03/31/08
You certainly have a low opinion  Ole Man | 03/31/08
LOL!! wink  mark@... | 03/31/08
Wanna talk real research...  Saurondor | 04/02/08
Jumping from corruption to corruption....  Sysadm1n | 03/31/08
lesson: social and technical arguments do not matter  bblackmoor@... | 04/01/08
RE: OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned  Fly_n_A@... | 04/01/08
RE: OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned  NCWeber | 04/01/08
RE: OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned  lcarliner@... | 04/01/08
Probably graft or dirt that made the difference...  mikifinaz1@... | 04/01/08
RE: ODF vs OOXML, lessons learned  bfilipiak@... | 04/01/08
RE: OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned  vilppuu@... | 04/01/08
Thank you, Goldie & also...  maggietoo9 | 04/02/08
If people only knew....  maggietoo9 | 04/02/08
They don't think its better, per se  maggietoo9 | 04/02/08
No one who values their privacy,...  maggietoo9 | 04/02/08
Truer than you know.  maggietoo9 | 04/02/08
To maggietoo9  Ole Man | 04/03/08

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