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Gee whiz. Back when the whole ODF in MA debate was going on, the ODF advocates kept saying "MS could've joined OASIS committee that was formulating ODF anytime they wanted to. They were invited in on several occasions, but they said no." Now they get more involved in OASIS (they were involved before ODF came along) and people are already getting conspiracy theories as to their motives. You can't have it both ways.

And besides it sounds like you can quit your worrying. MS didn't join up for the reasons some think they did.
Posted by: Mark Miller   Posted on: 03/27/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Wrong committee  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/27/06
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why the hell ODG accept M$ on the table  toxicfreak | 03/27/06
They have to be neutral and let MS join. Otherwise it is NOT an open  DonnieBoy | 03/27/06
Hey DonnieB  toxicfreak | 03/27/06
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"We"??? What part of "we" are you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/27/06
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CLUE!!!!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/27/06
ABM field day  Boot_Agnostic | 03/27/06
Their contribution is/will be security.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/27/06
well NO_ax ODF can live without M$  toxicfreak | 03/27/06
Wanna bet?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/27/06
i dont gamble money  toxicfreak | 03/27/06
What exactly is the bet?  nomorems | 03/27/06
Clueless as usual  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/27/06
Sure I know how the process works...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/27/06
How the process works  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/27/06
Interesting  zkiwi | 03/27/06
No royalties, just a license  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/27/06
They'll never be happy  Mark Miller | 03/27/06
ONE MORE FREAKING TIME  Yagotta B. Kidding | 03/27/06
Okay, so I don't know my committees  Mark Miller | 03/28/06
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Many in IT doubt MS will EVER change . . .  Plain Logic | 03/27/06
But...  rapson | 03/28/06
for their argument  Boot_Agnostic | 03/28/06
What does Mike's rep have to say about this ??? (nt)  Plain Logic | 03/27/06

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