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Story: Google: OOXML 'insufficient and unnecessary'
Microsoft double-tongued
Really. A Microsoft spokesperson said that customers have told them that their data needs can't be addressed by a one-format-fits-all approach? I just started giggling and laughing at that! Come on! Microsoft HAS pushed a one-size-fits all approach! That IS what Office represents! That IS what Windows represents! Here we go, let's pooooooouuuuuur in the features! You don't need anything but Microsoft products! No, it's "Our size fits all," or "One size to rule them all."
What Microsoft doesn't like is not being in control. If they can get OOXML pushed through then they can use the usual "embrace, extend, eliminate" methodology to marginalize ODF and anyone else attempting to implement OOXML support. Remember Java? I'm sure they'll try it anyway, but if OOXML is approved then they can do it using approval as pretense.
And, "Multiple standards can foster a healthy competitive industry"? Really? How? And does ODF not support any kind of extension? At all? Let's see. It's XML...
And they promote "choice" by providing translators? Hah! No, they maintain control. Somehow the translators are released a bit later than the official new OOXML revisions put into Microsoft's products. Hmmm. How did that happen? Huh. Musta been an accident...
Microsoft uses the same playbook over and over and over again. Hopefully the approval committee will understand that.
Full Talkback thread
Story: Google: OOXML 'insufficient and unnecessary'
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Very nice Albert lars -
Microsoft double-tongued Anonymous123 -
ODF useless for Microsoft needs Albert
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OOXML is fully open Albert
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Sorry, the comment was cut short. Here'... garyedwards
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Reasons for lack of interoperbility in ODF Albert
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ODF, The Big Picture Goldie Simmons
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Breaking the Web garyedwards
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Google has invested in competing format Albert
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Document standards 2000355890
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Questioning Google’s objectiveness harpless
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Microsoft's Argument is Ridiculous Goldie Simmons
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insufficient and unnecessary standard, designed pu... ator1940
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Interoperability and the binary ODF conversion di... garyedwards
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A bit of background... Anonymous123
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Microsoft moves forward with OOXML SDK Karen Friar
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The rest of the text in the previous tal... lars -
Google motivation Albert
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Which OOXML features in particular can't... Chris Rankin
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XML in spirit isn't going to be as effic... Anonymous123
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But does even Microsoft Office use OOXML... Chris Rankin
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Thanks Gary, very informative Goldie Simmons
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Durusau's proposal is preposterous Marbux
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A very Interesting Take Moley
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Features not in ODF Albert
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OOXML performance explained Albert
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Office and OOXML David Meyer
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MS Office 2007 does fully support O... Albert
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ISO Credibility garyedwards
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Thank you for an intelligent r... Anonymous123
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Of course ODF isn't backwards... Chris Rankin
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Then why add "read"... Chris Rankin
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00o writes compliant files Goldie Simmons
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You are contradicting Rupert G... Chris Rankin
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Terse markup for speed -- NOT Marbux
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Tail end of previous comment garyedwards
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Cut to the chase garyedwards
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ODF also has backwards compati... Albert
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MS influencing ODF development... Albert
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No, OOo is not fully complient... Albert
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MS Office 2007 files fully val... Albert
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That's OK, I contradict R... Rupert Goodwins
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Widespread support for OOXML a... Albert
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Actually OOXML is not really t... Albert
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Actually MS Office 2007 compli... Albert
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Actually, you're making all th... Chris Rankin
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It's a question of greate... Chris Rankin
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Questions for the community Goldie Simmons
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Do tell me more, Albert Marbux
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Albert, give me a single examp... Marbux
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Open Standards Moley
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If you plan for incompatiblity... Albert
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Believe is in the prove Albert
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ODF and OOXML are standards in... Marbux
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explaination Albert
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ODF better readable but less g... Albert
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Interoperability Albert
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OOXML is Open Albert
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Then why does the same spreads... Marbux
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Extensions are bugs, not featu... Marbux
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OOXML interop is abysmal Marbux
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Extensions to ODF realistic ? Albert
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Undocumented eXtensions and St... garyedwards
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Not 1,500 extensions Marbux
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You've got to be kidding,... Marbux
