Comments on: Bob Sutor Questions Interests and Affiliations in Standards Bodies (Updated) http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/04/standard-body-connections/ Exploring the reality behind exclusionary deals with Microsoft and their subtle (yet severe) implications Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:39:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/04/standard-body-connections/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 Roy Schestowitz Wed, 04 Jul 2007 09:54:12 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/04/standard-body-connections/#comment-1143 Some argue that "OpenXML" was turned into "OOXML" to create the "Uh Oh!" effect. Here's an "Uh Oh!" example: <b>Microsoft's 'Men in Black' kill Florida open standards legislation</b> http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/16/2019244 "<em>It was just a bit of text advocating open data formats that was slipped into a Florida State Senate bill at the last minute with no fanfare, but within 24 hours three Microsoft-paid lobbyists, all wearing black suits, were pressuring members of the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (COGO) to remove the words they didn't like from Senate bill 1974.</em>" Some argue that “OpenXML” was turned into “OOXML” to create the “Uh Oh!” effect.

Here’s an “Uh Oh!” example:

Microsoft’s ‘Men in Black’ kill Florida open standards legislation

http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/16/2019244

“It was just a bit of text advocating open data formats that was slipped into a Florida State Senate bill at the last minute with no fanfare, but within 24 hours three Microsoft-paid lobbyists, all wearing black suits, were pressuring members of the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (COGO) to remove the words they didn’t like from Senate bill 1974.“

]]> By: akf http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/04/standard-body-connections/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 akf Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:54:31 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/04/standard-body-connections/#comment-1142 I fogot the M: OOXML = <b>O</b>ffice’s <b>O</b>utraging e<b>X</b>treme <b>M</b>anipulation <b>L</b>obbying I fogot the M:

OOXML = Office’s Outraging eXtreme Manipulation Lobbying

]]> By: akf http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/04/standard-body-connections/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 akf Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:50:11 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/2007/07/04/standard-body-connections/#comment-1141 OOXML = <b>O</b>fice's <b>O</b>utraging e<b>X</b>treme <b>L</b>obbying OOXML = Ofice’s Outraging eXtreme Lobbying

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