05.25.08
OOXML Incidents Index: From [D]enmark to [G]reece
Index/Navigation
- A-C | OOXML Incidents Index: From Algeria to Czech Republic
- H-J | OOXML Incidents Index: From [H]ungary to [J]ordan
- K-N | OOXML Incidents Index: From [K]enya to [N]orway
- O-S | OOXML Incidents Index: From [P]akistan to [S]yria
- T-Z | OOXML Incidents Index: From [T]hailand to [V]ietnam
- Background information
We continue to list OOXML incidents, nation by nation. See yesterday’s A-C index. We post these as we go along because only about 5 days remain for complaints to be made.
Please phone your national standards body and ask it to join the formal complaint of South Africa. This should not be hard for the standards bodies to do and the items below contain external references to needed evidence. You can make a real difference by opening the eyes of lazy, misinformed or indifferent committees.
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Denmark (Phone: +45 39 96 61 01):
- OOXML Roundup: Complaints, Competition, Cracks and Complacency
- Approval of OOXML Might Be Delayed Due to Formal Complaints
- OOXML Scandals: Danish Parliament Steps Up, Ireland Under Scrutiny Also
- Another Official Complaint Against Microsoft/OOXML: Denmark's Turn
- Quote of the Day: OpenOffice.org Already Ahead of ODF 1.0, Microsoft Behind OOXML
- OOXML-ODF Roundup: Chronic Deniers versus Developers and Consumers
- Microsoft Accused of Blackmail and Rigging for OOXML in Kenya
- ISO Maxes Up Damage Control, OOXML Storm Looming
- OOXML Protests Are Back, Lots of ODF FUD Seen Abound (Updatedx2)
- Signs of Progress for OpenDocument Format, Microsoft-imposed Disinformation Abound
- Is Microsoft's OOXML the “Greatest [of] Scam[s] of Computing History”?
- ISO Frozen. Too Much Corruption?
- Does Microsoft Want to Kill ISO More Than Its Wants to Win an ISO?
- A Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO's Admission of Failure
- Updates on OpenDocument Format in Europe
- More About OOXML in Denmark, Jesper Stocholm
- OOXML-style Stacking Against the Web, Denmark OOXML Complaint Filed (Updated)
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 2 :: Microsoft Takes Over Colombia
- If You Live in Australia, Justice Needs Your Help
- Microsoft Stacks the Danish Panel Too
- Quick Mention: Summary of Microsoft OOXML Manipulation and Ballot-stuffing
- ODF and OOXML in Denmark
- Disinformation on the Rise, Shameless Linux FUD Makes a Comeback
- Losing Your Job for Opposing a Monopoly Abuser? (Lassi Nirhamo)
- OOXML Watch: Poland and Hungary Allegedly Influenced by the Microsoft Money
- OOXML in Norway, Denmark, and Poland... Looking More Closely at the Stories (Updated)
- Today is the Day -- The Day the World Will Learn That Crime Pays
- The Latest News on the Microsoft OOXML Fiasco (Updated)
- This Just in: Sweden's Vote on OOXML Nullified Due to That So-called ”Bribery” Incident (Updatedx3)
- OOXML Watch: Sweden's OOXML Fiasco Representative of the Norm?
- Microsoft Fuels OpenDocument Disinformation with Funded Analyst Propaganda
- Has OOXML 'Funny Business' Already Reached Australia and India?
- OOXML Watch: Funny Business Comes to Switzerland, ECMA Speaks, Apple Falters
- Sock Puppets to Vote on Monopoly Enablement in Colombia?
- The Microsoft OOXML 'Corruption Train' Reaches Denmark (Updatedx2)
- OpenDocument Takes One Giant Leap, One Step Backwards
- Bob Sutor on OpenDocument (2 Videos); More Microsoft Lobbying in Florida (Updated)
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Ecuador (Phone: +593 22 56 56 56):
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 5 (Closing Day) :: Microsoft Deceives the Press
- OOXML Poison: Melvin Calimag Received Redmond's Kool-Aid Too
- If Cattle, Use OOXML; If Wise, Use ODF
- Quick Mention: Pieter Hintjens's Digistan Identifies OOXML-GDP Links
- More OOXML Corruptions Appear to Have Arrived Chile
- Off Topic: Microsoft Crime/Dirty Tricks Watch (Updated)
- OpenDocument News: ODF at Sun, Google, IBM, and Novell
- The Second ”O” in OOXML Stands for ”Oligarchy”, Not ”Open”
- You Lose, You Lie
Egypt (Phone: +20 22 284 55 04):
- ISO Frozen. Too Much Corruption?
- OOXML in Belgium: Possible Stacking by Microsoft Reported
- Microsoft Gold Partners and Their Sudden Awakening in Pakistan and Egypt
- Keeping Abreast of Microsoft's Latest Lies About OOXML
- Uh Oh! Does Microsoft Try to Extinguish Java Using the Moneys?
- Quick Mention: Pieter Hintjens's Digistan Identifies OOXML-GDP Links
Ethiopia (Phone: +251 11 646 08 81):
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Finland (Phone: +358 9 149 93 31):
- ODF Going Strong Despite Microsoft's War Against It
- The Full Story About Finland Might Reveal an 'Inside Job'
- ISO Frozen. Too Much Corruption?
- A Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO's Admission of Failure
- Quick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)
- OOXML Irregularities in Germany (and Britain Again)
- Bill Gates Makes Phonecalls Again (Politics for Derailing ODF)
- ISO's Major Failure with OOXML Revisited
- Suvi Lindén and Finland's Role at the OOXML BRM
- Nokia and Finland: A Mystery Behind OOXML and Silverlight
- Bullying, Intimidation and Smears, Courtesy of Microsoft
- ODF and OOXML in Denmark
- Manipulation, Astroturfing, and What Governments Can Do
- Losing Your Job for Opposing a Monopoly Abuser? (Lassi Nirhamo)
- It's OpenDocument All the Way for Holland (and Other Office Suites News)
- OOXML in Australia Revisited
- IBM Adds More Force to ODF; The OOXML Plot Dissected Further
- The Latest News on the Microsoft OOXML Fiasco (Updated)
- OOXML Watch: Sweden's OOXML Fiasco Representative of the Norm?
- ODF/OOXML Watch: Bill Gates Lobbies Behind the Scenes Again, Jason Matusow Deceives (Updated)
- Playing a Standards War Using the Language of Money
- ODF/OOXML Watch: Australia, New Zealand, Finland, and the United States
- Sun, Red Hat, Microsoft, and Novell: Whose Side is IBM on?
- Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO 'Bought Out'
- Finland and New Zealand's Fight Against Vendor Lockin; IBM Set to Release Lotus 8 with ODF Support on Friday
- Microsoft Uses Position of Power to Impose OOXML on National Assets
France (Phone: +33 1 41 62 80 00):
- ODF Going Strong Despite Microsoft's War Against It
- OpenDocument Format Victorious in South Africa
- Is Alex Brown Trying to Save His Job by Criticising Microsoft's 'Own' OOXML?
- ISO Maxes Up Damage Control, OOXML Storm Looming
- Why Schools Must Embrace ODF and FOSS; Healthy Boost for KOffice and OpenDocument Format
- Guilty Parties in OOXML Fiasco in France Gets Exposed (Updated)
- ISO Rubber Stamp for OOXML? Not So Fast (Track)
- ISO Feels OK With Corruption, Officially Approves OOXML (Updated)
- French President Knows Better Than TCs What's Good for His People (Updated)
- Hewlett-Packard Does Microsoft's Dirty Job Again, Lobbies for the Monopoly
- Microsoft Proceeds to Attacking ODF-boasting Lotus
- Quick Mention: The Latest OOXML Stunt Dissected, Trashed
- Internationally Speaking: The Increasing Success of OpenDocument versus the Insanity of OOXML
- It's Final and Official: ODF is the Only ISO Standard (Updated)
- Ireland, Korea, and the United Kingdom Don't Fall for the (Supposedly) 'Open' XML Plot
- The Latest News on the Microsoft OOXML Fiasco (Updated)
- Has Microsoft Just 'Pulled a Hungary' on OOXML Voting in Poland? (Updated)
- OOXML Suffers Setbacks, Too
- Microsoft Fuels OpenDocument Disinformation with Funded Analyst Propaganda
- Microsoft Uses Position of Power to Impose OOXML on National Assets
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Germany (Phone: +49 30 26 01-0):
- Groklaw: Microsoft's ODF Moves Vapourware, Possible Trojan Horse for Software Patents
- OOXML Roundup: Complaints, Competition, Cracks and Complacency
- Big Set of Shakeups for Microsoft O[OXML]ffice, ODF Rises
- Roger Frost (ISO) and Stephen McGibbon (Microsoft) Proudly Lied to the Public (Updated)
- ISO Maxes Up Damage Control, OOXML Storm Looming
- Why Schools Must Embrace ODF and FOSS; Healthy Boost for KOffice and OpenDocument Format
- Change of Name as Escape from Bad Reputation, Past Criminal Record
- Increased OpenOffice.org Support in Germany; Updegrove Pitches Real Standards in Texas
- European Nations Give the Thumbs Down to Microsoft OOXML, Misconduct Noted
- Microsoft's Software Patent Injection and Other Insanities
- Return of the 'Peter O'Kelly Mouthpiece' and Why Microsoft Lost the Standards War
- Microsoft's Abuse of ISO Made a Lot of Sworn Enemies
- ISO Rubber Stamp for OOXML? Not So Fast (Track)
- ISO Feels OK With Corruption, Officially Approves OOXML (Updated)
- ISO Frozen. Too Much Corruption?
- Buying Consensus Short of Classical Bribery
- Does Microsoft Want to Kill ISO More Than Its Wants to Win an ISO?
- Microsoft's Latest OOXML Corruptions in Germany, Croatia, Norway
- A Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO's Admission of Failure
- Quick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)
- OOXML Irregularities in Germany (and Britain Again)
- What Makes Novell the Black Sheep of the Free Software Universe
- Document Freedom Day Coming Shortly with Plenty of Support
- Quick Mention: Freiburg City Council in Migration to OpenDocument Format
- Another Large Migration to OpenDocument Format (ODF), Germany Elevates ODF
- Novell/Microsoft Translator: Fail
- Stephane Rodriguez's Latest on OOXML Intra-operability, Munich's Mayor Protests Against OOXML
- Assorted New Reactions to the OOXML BRM, March Vote
- Updates on OpenDocument Format in Europe
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 4 :: Briberies in Sweden
- The OSP Lie, the OOXML Bribe and Other Interesting Moves in Portugal
- OOXML Abuses: Making Room for Antitrust Regulators
- Rob Weir and Bob Sutor Return to Discussing the OOXML Frauds
- OOXML Poison: Melvin Calimag Received Redmond's Kool-Aid Too
- The Latest OOXML/ODF FUD from the Philippines, Microsoft and Gates Go Batting in Europe
- If Cattle, Use OOXML; If Wise, Use ODF
- More Good News for OpenDocument Format, OOXML Slides Down the Gutter
- Microsoft Sends Paid Army to Fight OpenDocument Format in Europe
- Quick Mention: The Programmer's Advantage in ODF, OOXML Coverage from Hungary
- OOXML Muscling Its Way Through German Politics
- Korea Chooses OpenDocument Format
- OpenDocument 'Traitors' Group is Out, Belgium is In
- OOXML? Not Any Time Soon, Says Sutor.
- Germany Leans Towards ODF, GNOME Receives Public Correction
- Disinformation on the Rise, Shameless Linux FUD Makes a Comeback
- It's OpenDocument All the Way for Holland (and Other Office Suites News)
- OOXML/ISO Watch: Microsoft May Have Broken Antitrust Laws
- The Second ”O” in OOXML Stands for ”Oligarchy”, Not ”Open”
- The Latest News on the Microsoft OOXML Fiasco (Updated)
- This Just in: Sweden's Vote on OOXML Nullified Due to That So-called ”Bribery” Incident (Updatedx3)
- Dissecting Microsoft's OOXML/ODF Strategy
- OOXML Watch: Sweden's OOXML Fiasco Representative of the Norm?
- OOXML 'Corruption Train' Arriving at Sweden (Updated)
- Microsoft Fuels OpenDocument Disinformation with Funded Analyst Propaganda
- OOXML Watch: More Deception and More Manipulation, Norway 'Corrupted'
- Steve Ballmer Makes Phonecalls to Flip Those Votes in Favour of Monopoly (Updated: China Says “NO”)
- OOXML: Deception, Lies, FUD, Apple & Germany Become Microsoft Tools
- ODF/OOXML Watch: Bill Gates Lobbies Behind the Scenes Again, Jason Matusow Deceives (Updated)
- OOXML Deception and Spin
Ghana (Phone: +233 21 50 14 95):
- OOXML: Security Flaw Found, Microsoft Lies About It Again, African Revolt Against It, and ISO in Great Danger
- Lobbying for OOXML in Africa, Which Apparently Dislikes Microsoft and Novell
Greece (Phone: +30 210 21 20 100):
- Quick Mention: It's Romania's Turn for Microsoft's OOXML Stacking
- ODF/OOXML: Summary of the Latest News and BRM Reports
- Last-minute OOXML Games: Spot the Misconduct
- ECMA's and Microsoft's Mistake in Geneva
- The Microsoft Lock-in Stack Comes Under Fire in Europe; Is Greece a Microsoft Victim Already?
- Food for Thought: How Proprietary Silverlight and OOXML Stifle or Eliminate Open Access
- OOXML and Patent Traps
We thank you for your attention. █
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.