01.05.08
Quick Mention: OpenDocument Format is Already Tomorrow’s Dominant Format
The following new article from InfoWorld is worth a quick glance.
ODF Alliance reports that 12 countries and six regional governments have adopted ‘pro-ODF policies,’ and more than 40 applications now support ODF as well
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Today, he noted, Microsoft’s DOC format, not OOXML, is still dominant. “If the question is ‘what is the future,’ clearly ODF has the lead right now,” he said.
Whatever happens, remember that ODF adoption will come from outside the United States and reach the United States at the end if all goes well. There are too many lobbyists and conflicting interests in the United States where a wealthy company called Microsoft has already had people sacked (2 of them at least, with some who abandoned in despair under heavy pressure) for supporting ODF. Look at the stories we have covered in the past for further reminders. The gloves came off a long, long time ago. █
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.
54g35453 said,
January 7, 2008 at 4:48 am
This is wishful thinking. I would like that, too, but it just isn’t true, anyway.
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