February 21, 2008
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If you didn’t know what was really behind Microsoft’s open standards and source promises, it might sound like Microsoft was making real changes. You’ve got to give Microsoft credit for gall. They take a crunching defeat at the hands of … Continue reading
February 21, 2008
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Microsoft announced on February 21st at a press release to be followed by a 11:30 AM Eastern press conference that it was launching a “broad-reaching changes to its technology and business practices to increase the openness of its products and … Continue reading
December 21, 2007
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On Dec. 20, the Samba Group and the Software Freedom Law Center announced a deal with Microsoft that places all of Microsoft’s network protocols needed for programs to work with Windows Server into the hands of the newly formed Protocol … Continue reading
August 31, 2007
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n what promises to boost video quality in desktop, mobile, and embedded devices, Adobe announced that it has added H.264 support to its popular Flash Player software. “Flash Player 9, Update 3 beta,” available for download from Adobe’s Labs website, … Continue reading
August 30, 2007
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The day is fast approaching when the comment and voting period for ISO/IEC DIS 29500, the draft ISO specification based upon Microsoft’s Office Open XML formats, will either be approved or not. As Sept. 2 comes closer, Microsoft appears to … Continue reading
July 2, 2007
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One of the most chilling concepts of George Orwells novel “1984” is “Newspeak.” In Newspeak, the language is constantly being cropped of words that might lead to “thoughtcrimes.” If you control the language, the logic goes, you control what people … Continue reading