05.26.08
OOXML Incidents Index: From [P]akistan to [S]yria
Index/Navigation
- A-C | OOXML Incidents Index: From Algeria to Czech Republic
- D-G | OOXML Incidents Index: From [D]enmark to [G]reece
- H-J | OOXML Incidents Index: From [H]ungary to [J]ordan
- K-N | OOXML Incidents Index: From [K]enya to [N]orway
- T-Z | OOXML Incidents Index: From [T]hailand to [V]ietnam
- Background information
The listing continues and there is nothing under the letter “O” (as in “Open”) so we start with “P” (for “Proprietary”, like OOXML).
Previous:
- OOXML Incidents Index: From A to C
- OOXML Incidents Index: From [D]enmark to [G]reece
- OOXML Incidents Index: From [H]ungary to [J]ordan
- OOXML Incidents Index: From [K]enya to [N]orway
P
Pakistan (Phone: +92 21 920 62 60):
- Microsoft Gold Partners and Their Sudden Awakening in Pakistan and Egypt
- Keeping Abreast of Microsoft's Latest Lies About OOXML
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 5 (Closing Day) :: Microsoft Deceives the Press
- Quick Mention: Pieter Hintjens's Digistan Identifies OOXML-GDP Links
- You Lose, You Lie
- Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO 'Bought Out'
Peru (Phone: +51 1 224 78 00):
Philippines (Phone: +63 2 751 31 23):
- Ballot Stuffer from Redmond Stuffs Another FOSS Conference (Romania)
- The Beast of Redmond Intervenes with Yet Another Open Source Summit
- OpenDocument Format Already a Winner in Brazil, Philippines Named for OOXML Irregularities
- The World Sighs as ISO Becomes Irrelevant
- Microsoft 'Stole the Elections' in Africa, Australia, Tried Philippines Also
- OOXML Marketing: Calling Lies a “Spin”
- 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
- The Effect of Burton Group FUD and the Source of the FUD (Microsoft?)
- Microsoft Goes Lobbying Against OpenDocument Format in Malaysia
- With Novell's OOXML Support, Microsoft Lobbies and Deceives in the Philippines
- How Microsoft Operates in China and Parts of Asia
- Microsoft Puppet (Frost & Sullivan) Praises 'Intellectual Property', Novell's Patent Deal
- Microsoft Lobbies for OOXML Through Proxies, IBM Does Its Own Legwork
Poland (Phone: +48 22 556 75 91):
- ISO Maxes Up Damage Control, OOXML Storm Looming
- Agents of Monopoly Abuse: Elżbieta Andrukiewicz, Jan van den Beld
- Is Microsoft's OOXML the “Greatest [of] Scam[s] of Computing History”?
- OOXML Irregularities: The Latest from Poland
- Bill Gates Makes Phonecalls Again (Politics for Derailing ODF)
- What OOXML Manipulations Will Microsoft Have in Store for Poland This Time Around? (Updated)
- Bill and Steve Couldn't Buy the US Vote This Time Around
- Last-minute OOXML Games: Spot the Misconduct
- Disinformation on the Rise, Shameless Linux FUD Makes a Comeback
- OOXML Watch: Poland and Hungary Allegedly Influenced by the Microsoft Money
- OOXML in Norway, Denmark, and Poland... Looking More Closely at the Stories (Updated)
- Has Microsoft Just 'Pulled a Hungary' on OOXML Voting in Poland? (Updated)
- Microsoft Fuels OpenDocument Disinformation with Funded Analyst Propaganda
- ODF/OOXML Watch: Australia, New Zealand, Finland, and the United States
- Has OOXML Been Defeated in Poland?
- The OOXML Translator is a Hoax (and so is the ISO)
- How Things Work at ECMA 'Production Line'
- ISO is Still a Winner in Poland, But ISO May Have Lost Its Way
Portugal (Phone: +351 21 294 81 00):
- The Confessions of a Microsoft Lobbyist in ECMA
- A Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO's Admission of Failure
- The OSP Lie, the OOXML Bribe and Other Interesting Moves in Portugal
- Geneva BRM: Microsoft Puppet Show, Invite-only
- The ISO is Replaced by Microsoft, Long Live ISO
- Microsoft 'Pulls a Portugal' in Ireland (Microsoft to Decide on... Microsoft)
- Quick Mention: The Programmer's Advantage in ODF, OOXML Coverage from Hungary
- Microsoft is Still Buying Portugal in Its Fight Against OpenDocument Format
- ISO Reform Demanded, OpenISO Formed by Norbert Bollow (Updated)
- This Just in: Sweden's Vote on OOXML Nullified Due to That So-called ”Bribery” Incident (Updatedx3)
- Has OOXML 'Funny Business' Already Reached Australia and India?
- Microsoft OOXML Corruption Watch -- Jason Matusow Goes Batting with FUD and Deception (Updated)
- Microsoft Continues to Cheat in the ISO
- The Microsoft OOXML 'Corruption Train' Reaches Denmark (Updatedx2)
- Microsoft is Outmuscling OOXML Opposition in Spain (Updatedx3)
- India to Weigh in on Real Standards and 'Monopoly Enablers'
- Microsoft Already Plans to 'Extend' Its 'Standard'; ECMA and ISO Named and Shamed
- European Commission Might Finally Intervene and Investigate Abuse
- Voters on OOXML Up for 'Hire' in Italy (Updated)
- Open Standards and the GPL in the United Kingdom
- The OOXML Translator is a Hoax (and so is the ISO)
Q
Qatar (Phone: +974 447 98 05):
- ECMA's and Microsoft's Mistake in Geneva
- Bill Gates Invades the Land of Linus, Uses Dumping Techniques
- Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO 'Bought Out'
R
Romania (Phone: +40 00 40 21 316 32 96):
- Ballot Stuffer from Redmond Stuffs Another FOSS Conference (Romania)
- Quick Mention: Has Korea Just Voted “Yes” to OOXML? (Updated)
- Microsoft 'Vampires' Suck Blood of Romania's OOXML Voters, Supporters
- OOXML in Belgium: Possible Stacking by Microsoft Reported
- Microsoft Gold Partners and Their Sudden Awakening in Pakistan and Egypt
- Quick Mention: It's Romania's Turn for Microsoft's OOXML Stacking
Russia (Phone: +7 495 236 40 44):
- OOXML Force-feeding Still a Wait-and-Watch Game
- ODF/OOXML: Summary of the Latest News and BRM Reports
- Korea Chooses OpenDocument Format
- Choose OpenDocument Format to Avoid Becoming Enslaved to a Single Program
- Off Topic: Microsoft Crime/Dirty Tricks Watch (Updated)
- OOXML? Not Any Time Soon, Says Sutor.
- OOXML in East Europe -- More Nations, Same Dirty Tricks (Updated)
- Russia Hops on the OpenDocument Bandwagon As Well
- OOXML Vote in Russia Overwhelmed by Scale and Pressure (Updated)
- OOXML Suffers Setbacks, Too
S
Senegal:
- Breaking Rules Again: Microsoft's Doug Mahugh Has No Mercy, Resorts to 'OOXML Siege'
- Microsoft 'Stole the Elections' in Africa, Australia, Tried Philippines Also
Serbia (Phone: +381 11 25 47 096):
Singapore (Phone: +65 62 79 18 05):
- When Technology Meets Politics
- ISO Frozen. Too Much Corruption?
- Microsoft's Letters from the 'Dead' Tactics Return (Yet Again)
- The OSP Lie, the OOXML Bribe and Other Interesting Moves in Portugal
- OOXML Poison: Melvin Calimag Received Redmond's Kool-Aid Too
- If Cattle, Use OOXML; If Wise, Use ODF
- How Microsoft Operates in China and Parts of Asia
- Digest: Standards, Junk Patents, and Some More FUD
Slovakia (Phone: +421 2 60 29 44 74):
- OOXML: What Happened in the Czech Republic?
- It's OpenDocument All the Way for Holland (and Other Office Suites News)
Slovenia (Phone: +386 1 478 30 13):
- Software Patents Roundup: Ambush, Reform, and Lobby
- Microsoft Lobbyists Are Again Hijacking Voices, Fighting for Software Patents
- OOXML Sins and “Charity” Against GNU/Linux
South Africa (No need to phone. Complaint already filed.):
- Watch and Learn How Intellectual Monopoly Laws Are Passed
- Why Microsoft Office is in Trouble; Debunking Microsoft Goodwill
- Microsoft Lies and Insults South Africans to 'Sell' OOXML
- Microsoft Assimilation and Government Contracts
- Status Update on Microsoft's Smear Campaign Against ODF (Corrected)
- Jumping for Dollars to Secure Microsoft Lock-in (Latest Possible Examples)
- Updates on Microsoft OOXML in the UK and South Africa
- BSI Gets Sued After Microsoft's OOXML Corruptions Worldwide
- Big Set of Shakeups for Microsoft O[OXML]ffice, ODF Rises
- Microsoft Goes Visiting South Africa Shortly After Pro-ODF Policies (Updated)
- OpenDocument Format Victorious in South Africa
- Microsoft's Latest Charades of Deception for OOXML's Sake
- Fraser-Moleketi, South African Minister, Slams OOXML and Software Patents
- Quick Mention: Pieter Hintjens's Digistan Identifies OOXML-GDP Links
- OpenDocument Wins While Microsoft Spins
- OOXML and ECMA: Same Scandal, Different Day
- Internationally Speaking: The Increasing Success of OpenDocument versus the Insanity of OOXML
- OpenDocument Format Accessibility and Disinformation (Updated)
- Choose OpenDocument Format to Avoid Becoming Enslaved to a Single Program
- OpenDocument 'Traitors' Group is Out, Belgium is In
- OOXML? Not Any Time Soon, Says Sutor.
- Using Money to Escape Interoperability Scrutiny/Litigation (Updated)
- Microsoft Fuels OpenDocument Disinformation with Funded Analyst Propaganda
- Lobbying for OOXML in Africa, Which Apparently Dislikes Microsoft and Novell
- Mark Shuttleworth in Support of OpenDocument Format, More OOXML Weaknesses Exposed
- OOXML Deception and Spin
- Microsoft is Outmuscling OOXML Opposition in Spain (Updatedx3)
- More Document Formats Coverage (Updatedx2)
- Microsoft Loses Its Battle for Lock-in (OOXML) in South Africa (Updated)
- Japan Chooses Openness, FSF Challenges OOXML, and South Africa to Decide on Document Formats (Corrected+Updated)
- Microsoft Still Not Interested in the ISO Standard, Unless It's Theirs
Spain (Phone: +34 91 432 60 00):
- Why Schools Must Embrace ODF and FOSS; Healthy Boost for KOffice and OpenDocument Format
- Disinformation on the Rise, Shameless Linux FUD Makes a Comeback
- The Latest News on the Microsoft OOXML Fiasco (Updated)
- Microsoft Fuels OpenDocument Disinformation with Funded Analyst Propaganda
- OOXML: Deception, Lies, FUD, Apple & Germany Become Microsoft Tools
- Has OOXML 'Funny Business' Already Reached Australia and India?
- OOXML = Our Way or No Way; Spain Says “Adios, OOXML”
- Microsoft Continues to Cheat in the ISO
- 'Buying' Linux Companies, 'Buying' ISO Votes, and 'Buying'... Countries
- The Microsoft OOXML 'Corruption Train' Reaches Denmark (Updatedx2)
- Microsoft is Outmuscling OOXML Opposition in Spain (Updatedx3)
- OpenDocument Disinformation -- A Cautionary Note
- India to Weigh in on Real Standards and 'Monopoly Enablers'
- Microsoft OOXML Manipulation Reaches Spain, Leads to Vocal Complaints (Updated)
Sudan (Phone: +249 183 77 74 80):
- ECMA's and Microsoft's Mistake in Geneva
- Things Might Get Litigious as Microsoft Gets Aggressive and ISO 'Bought Out'
- OOXML = Our Way or No Way; Spain Says “Adios, OOXML”
Sweden (Phone: +46 8 55 55 20 00):
- Week of Corruptions :: Day 4 :: Briberies in Sweden
- 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?
- OOXML Watch: Latest Stories of Deception, Corruption, and Disapproval
- OOXML 'Corruption Train' Arriving at Sweden (Updated)
Switzerland (Phone: +41 52 224 54 54):
- ISO Rubber Stamp for OOXML? Not So Fast (Track)
- A Look Back at OOXML BRM, Stacking, ISO's Admission of Failure
- ISO: Fail?
- OOXML BRM to Be Remembered by Tim Bray's Remarks
- “Don't Talk About the BRM. It's Our Dirty Little Secret...”
- The OSP Lie, the OOXML Bribe and Other Interesting Moves in Portugal
- Microsoft Controls ECMA, ISO, JTC1, Everything
- Russell Ossendryver et al Take on Microsoft's False Promise of an 'Open' XML
- More Arrogance Found in OOXML
- When Will We Finally See Lawsuits Over Microsoft's OOXML Frauds?
- OOXML and ODF: Where Do We Go from Here with a Broken ISO?
- ISO Reform Demanded, OpenISO Formed by Norbert Bollow (Updated)
- 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: Deception, Lies, FUD, Apple & Germany Become Microsoft Tools
- Keep Your Enemies Closer and Keep Your Products Incompatible
- Has OOXML 'Funny Business' Already Reached Australia and India?
- OOXML Watch: Funny Business Comes to Switzerland, ECMA Speaks, Apple Falters
Syria (Phone: +963 11 452 98 23):
If you have the patience and time, please consider asking your national standards body to join South Africa’s formal complaint. Thursday is the deadline. █
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.