December 2007 - Posts
12 December 2007
Ecma Posts Next Set of Open XML Dispositions for Review by National Standards Bodies
Just a quick note: Ecma International posted a statement that they have dropped the second set of dispositions for review. That brings the total to 1,795 dispositions of the 3,522 comments submitted during the Sept. 2 ballot. These dispositions represent
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12 December 2007
Apparently Kyoto Was The Place To Be Last Week - Heading Towards The Open XML BRM
I have been hearing from folks who were in Kyoto last week attending either the JTC 1 SC34 meeting and/or the Ecma TC45 meeting. In fact, for a day, the TC45 folks played host to SC34 members to discuss the Open XML specification and the work being done
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12 December 2007
The Digital World of Music - Business Models Continued
I think the discussion on my last posting about digital music was great. If this topic interests you, you should take a moment to see the comments thread as people posted some really thoughtful stuff. In case you didn't see this - the New York Times reported
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05 December 2007
Music Subscription Service - The Winning Consumer Model IMHO
I recently blogged about the fact that I was looking at my options for what music device and service would be my next purchase. The sexiest devices are clearly from Apple now - but the business model is the thing I don't want. My music collection up until
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04 December 2007
Multiple Formats Discussion Continued...
I just have itchy fingers tonight, and can't help but blog a bit more. Peter Galli over at eWeek posted a piece in which I was quoted along with extensive input from Gary Edwards (late of the OpenDocument Foundation). In the piece, Mr. Edwards talks at
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04 December 2007
Good Standards Work - Bad Public Transparency
I absolutely knew we were going to see a posting like IBM's Rob Weir's latest . There was simply no question about it. My personal opinion is that greater transparency in the dispositions of comments for the Open XML BRM would be a good thing (see, I
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