Holy XML Batman
FilledOut | 01/23/04
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Nail, coffin
LightningShrike | 01/23/04
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Nail, coffin
NoB$ | 01/23/04
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Itll be a competition
LightningShrike | 01/23/04
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Why not a Linux shill????
vferrara | 01/23/04
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But where's the funding?
tic swayback | 01/23/04
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But where's the funding?
nrlz | 01/24/04
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This is a stupid thread
Martin Marvinski | 01/24/04
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Linus?
ryusen | 01/23/04
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2 words: George Soros
Art Jones2 | 01/26/04
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change laws
stephen732@... | 01/23/04
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Can't you guys see this is a facetious post
vferrara | 01/26/04
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Not Linus, more like IBM, HP, AOL,
FilledOut | 01/24/04
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It wont fly
OhMyGosh | 01/23/04
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it's not XML...
in-DUH-vidual | 01/23/04
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silly rabit
JWatson77 | 01/23/04
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I'm confused...
jesusgeek | 01/23/04
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Not so easy in Europe
FirstNLastN | 01/23/04
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What are the visiting hours on my documents?
Nigel Johnstone | 01/23/04
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Yes, this is just one more way to enrage customers.
DonnieBoy | 01/23/04
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Remember Office 97?
issthatso | 01/23/04
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Remember it?
Eggs Ackley_z | 01/23/04
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M$'s attempt to further proprietize Office is already doomed to failure.
dicktaurus@... | 01/23/04
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So much for open standards...
prime21 | 01/23/04
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Right! Mico$oft NEVER means OPEN standards! (NT)
dicktaurus@... | 01/23/04
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Software patents are bad!!!
vferrara | 01/23/04
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I must agree
LightningShrike | 01/23/04
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Maybe not
voska | 01/23/04
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OK John Carroll...
Cardinal_Bill | 01/23/04
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LOL - they have heads in sand somewhere
JWatson77 | 01/23/04
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Patend Technology Not Data Formats
michael-t | 01/23/04
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Er... anybody read the patents?
Sam_Lowry | 01/24/04
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Can you hear me now???
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/23/04
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Loud and Clear
LightningShrike | 01/23/04
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don't take it too seriously...
ryusen | 01/23/04
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Nope
voska | 01/23/04
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Read the Patents - not the poor reporting
Sam_Lowry | 01/24/04
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You and Bruce Perens seem to agree
tic swayback | 01/23/04
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don't say things like that....
ryusen | 01/23/04
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Who do you think told Perens??? grin
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/23/04
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If they're so cheap, how will it lock them out?
tic swayback | 01/23/04
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you were told it would be cheap
JWatson77 | 01/23/04
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If you don't use office what does it matter?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/24/04
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I guess unlike you, I care about people
JWatson77 | 01/24/04
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Save the insults for your family members.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/25/04
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Here's one for you...
Patrick Jones | 01/26/04
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To Patrick...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/26/04
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It's the content of the license.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/24/04
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Bundling proprietary with OSS
tic swayback | 01/24/04
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Once again, I agree with Bit. Neat!
Damon K | 01/23/04
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Microsoft trying to show how stupid they are????
DonnieBoy | 01/23/04
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Easy, it's just a patent...
IT_User | 01/23/04
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Who said anything about patenting a data format?
Sam_Lowry | 01/24/04
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You have got to be kidding
serpentmage | 01/23/04
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Finally - someone took the time to read the patent...
Sam_Lowry | 01/24/04
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Next up, the GNU Public Patent.
DonnieBoy | 01/23/04
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Already sort of have that.
Robert Crocker | 01/24/04
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A patent is merely that.
IT_User | 01/23/04
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two statements from MS:
ryusen | 01/23/04
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Go read the patent...
Sam_Lowry | 01/24/04
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Next up, the GNU Public Patent.
DonnieBoy | 01/23/04
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Different topic, same old strategy.
chiishen | 01/23/04
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Read the patent
Sam_Lowry | 01/24/04
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Oh
ParadigmOdyssey | 01/23/04
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Patent this!
Eggs Ackley_z | 01/23/04
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Okay, that does it, I'm patenting something!
el1jones | 01/23/04
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patent this
JWatson77 | 01/23/04
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I can't think of a better reason . . .
James Dean_z | 01/23/04
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gee - didn't see this coming did we
JWatson77 | 01/23/04
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Didn't see what?
Sam_Lowry | 01/24/04
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OpenOffice getting to good to compete on quality
JWatson77 | 01/23/04
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An MS user ready to evaluate the switch.
jimk_z | 01/23/04
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Shareholders...
Sam_Lowry | 01/24/04
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Corel (Corehell), Lotus Smartsuite, MS Ofc all doOmed
FilledOut | 01/24/04
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COUGH... COUGH...
Sam_Lowry | 01/24/04
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COUGH... COUGH...
Sam_Lowry | 01/24/04
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Wheeze Wheeze . . .
FilledOut | 01/25/04
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Er nope
Sam_Lowry | 01/25/04
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Ern ope
FilledOut | 01/27/04
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MS: Office will use XML and will be open as long as it is convenient
George Jay | 01/24/04
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They will come out with some fromat that makes the world have to upgrade.
boatelc | 01/24/04
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You know...
BitTwiddler | 01/24/04
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