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Let the file format hairsplitting begin: Now that Microsoft has issued a special covenant not to sue developers -- even open source developers -- that develop software that supports its XML-based Office file formats, the entire industry (OK, a goodly portion of it) is holding breath to see how the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will respond. ...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., XML, Commonwealth of Massachusett; Blog posts 2005-11-28
Did Microsoft send the wrong guy to Massachusetts' ODF hearing?: Microsoft called Massachusetts' bluff and lost. One of Microsoft's biggest mistakes in what will prove to be a critical turning point for the Redmond-based company is that it sent the wrong men to Massachusetts' last hearing before that state set a new IT policy into stone: one that essentially...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Intellectual property, Commonwealth of Massachusett, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format; Blog posts 2005-09-26
Microsoft vs Mass.: What ever happened to 'The customer is always right'?: Is it just me, or is there something highly unusual about the extremely hard time that Microsoft is giving to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts over its decision to move to Open Document Format ODF as the standard for storing files produced by productivity applications like word processors and spreadsheets? ...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Commonwealth of Massachusett; Blog posts 2005-09-22

IBM follows Sun's lead with open letter to Massachusetts gov't: IBM follows Sun's lead with open letter to Massachusetts gov'tSwing votersYou're missing the votes that [b]really[/b] count in Massachusetts: SAIC, CA, etc. -- the companies that will be developing the enterprise infrastructure implementing the ETRM.Most of them aren't even known by name to most New England techies. If you...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Desktops, desktop software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Google Inc., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-11-29

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