Comments on: OOXML: Flogging a Dead Horse http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/10/07/ooxml-flogging-a-dead-horse/ The Magic of Open Source Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:35:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Microsoft http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/10/07/ooxml-flogging-a-dead-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-11448 Microsoft Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:36:45 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=376#comment-11448 Alex Brown is our dummy! Alex Brown is our dummy!

]]> By: Alan Lord http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/10/07/ooxml-flogging-a-dead-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-9084 Alan Lord Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:23:07 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=376#comment-9084 @Dave, "... stated publicly that they are glad those people are not contributing to standardization but on a quest against MS are gone from their committee.!" Of course they are! It means they now get paid! They are only working for M$ after all. If you seriously believe that M$ haven't screwed the whole process you must be living on a desert island with your head buried in the sand. Or of course you might just be a M$ fanboy... @Dave,

“… stated publicly that they are glad those people are not contributing to standardization but on a quest against MS are gone from their committee.!”

Of course they are! It means they now get paid! They are only working for M$ after all.

If you seriously believe that M$ haven’t screwed the whole process you must be living on a desert island with your head buried in the sand. Or of course you might just be a M$ fanboy…

]]> By: Dave http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/10/07/ooxml-flogging-a-dead-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-9068 Dave Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:49:48 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=376#comment-9068 Why does your article not reflect the fact that the 12 of the 13 people leaving form the Norwegiasn committee were not members yet 1,5 year ago and that they only joined the committee to oppose the OOOXML standardization and have not contributed to any standards participating other than that. Actually remaini ng members have already stated publicly that they are gladd those people not contributing to standardization but on a quest against MS are gone from their committee. Why does your article not reflect the fact that the 12 of the 13 people leaving form the Norwegiasn committee were not members yet 1,5 year ago and that they only joined the committee to oppose the OOOXML standardization and have not contributed to any standards participating other than that. Actually remaini ng members have already stated publicly that they are gladd those people not contributing to standardization but on a quest against MS are gone from their committee.

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