Comments on: Google wants OOXML booted http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/26/google-wants-ooxml-booted/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:40:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: aussie-b http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/26/google-wants-ooxml-booted/comment-page-1/#comment-78107 aussie-b Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:47:26 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/26/google-wants-ooxml-booted/#comment-78107 The naming confusion is intentional...MS marketing team at work: Deliberate obfuscation and confusion. While some people reckon OOXML is an open format, (very questionable), its hardly considered an open standard. All MS can do is use its dominance in order to turn it into a de-facto standard. (The objective is to protect Microsoft Office). This type of thinking is outlined in the case: Comes vs Microsoft. Search for "Exhibit 3096" (The title of the article is called "Effective Evangelism"). It outlines their marketing and manipulation strategy. Despite being authored in 1997, it STILL applies today! In the last week or so, Microsoft is only becoming generous about documentation specs of their binary formats, because they need OOXML to be pushed through ISO. Even then, there is a patent and "non-commercial" catch with their generosity...ie: Its all marketing spin to look like the good guy. The naming confusion is intentional…MS marketing team at work: Deliberate obfuscation and confusion.

While some people reckon OOXML is an open format, (very questionable), its hardly considered an open standard.

All MS can do is use its dominance in order to turn it into a de-facto standard. (The objective is to protect Microsoft Office).

This type of thinking is outlined in the case: Comes vs Microsoft.

Search for “Exhibit 3096″ (The title of the article is called “Effective Evangelism”). It outlines their marketing and manipulation strategy.

Despite being authored in 1997, it STILL applies today!

In the last week or so, Microsoft is only becoming generous about documentation specs of their binary formats, because they need OOXML to be pushed through ISO.

Even then, there is a patent and “non-commercial” catch with their generosity…ie: Its all marketing spin to look like the good guy.

]]> By: Brad Peterson http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/26/google-wants-ooxml-booted/comment-page-1/#comment-78072 Brad Peterson Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:53:28 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/26/google-wants-ooxml-booted/#comment-78072 OOXML does not stand for Open Office XML, it stands for Office Open XML. Small semantic difference but miles apart in real meaning. It is so easily confused with OpenOffice, which DOES support the ISO standard ODF. OOXML does not stand for Open Office XML, it stands for Office Open XML. Small semantic difference but miles apart in real meaning. It is so easily confused with OpenOffice, which DOES support the ISO standard ODF.

]]> By: Mike http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/26/google-wants-ooxml-booted/comment-page-1/#comment-78031 Mike Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:27:26 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/02/26/google-wants-ooxml-booted/#comment-78031 What a biased article! Nobody ever bashes Apple. They don't even allow anybody to write software or build hardware for their operating system without paying huge fees. Microsoft and Google are far more open than that. If you have specific evidence for your claims, please present them. If you just hate Microsoft, please stop blathering on these blogs. What a biased article! Nobody ever bashes Apple. They don’t even allow anybody to write software or build hardware for their operating system without paying huge fees. Microsoft and Google are far more open than that. If you have specific evidence for your claims, please present them. If you just hate Microsoft, please stop blathering on these blogs.

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