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I’ll be away from the blog for a spell. I’ll get online and approve comments etc, when I can.

Date: 08/04/2009

It’s been a while since I was part of the core team doing the broader interop work at Microsoft. I...

Date: 08/04/2009

My last post has driven some great discussion around what an open standard means. Heck, I think I...

Date: 08/03/2009

I love reading smart people’s blogs – and Rick is definitely among that group. I have really enjoyed...

Date: 08/02/2009

I read on CNET today that Bill Gates and Microsoft Research had collaborated to release a series of...

Date: 07/15/2009

Over the past few months, my passport has received more than its fair-share of stamps. I have spoken...

Date: 07/13/2009

A colleague of mine, Stuart McKee, sat on a panel recently during a Red Hat event. His comments have...

Date: 06/24/2008

Clearly the Press Announcement today from Microsoft will bring about another wave of discourse on...

Date: 05/21/2008

Throughout the months leading up to the BRM and then following it, there was discussion over the...

Date: 04/10/2008

On Wednesday April 9, the Texas House of Representatives Government Reform Committee will be hearing...

Date: 04/09/2008

Just a quick note. MS is continuing to follow-through on the interop principles commitment made...

Date: 04/08/2008

The complaints keep rolling in on Groklaw about the outcome from Open XML. ***UPDATE #2: I went out...

Date: 04/04/2008

I have repeatedly made the argument that it is bad logic that leads you to the conclusion that there...

Date: 03/29/2008

The United States national body has voted to approve DIS 29500 with 11 votes "yes," 4 votes "no," 1...

Date: 03/14/2008

The FUD machine from the anti-Open XML camp has been running on the high-octane fuel of the Software...

Date: 03/14/2008

I just saw this come through in email, and would point you to Doug Mahugh's blog that the US V1...

Date: 03/07/2008

Busy, busy, busy. So many things going on at once. I have been meaning to write about a few items...

Date: 03/07/2008

The national standard body for Denmark has posted some short comments about the BRM. For the moment,...

Date: 03/03/2008

Rick has pulled his blog posting about the BRM for the moment due to the fact that he will be...

Date: 03/03/2008

Ecma International released its comments on the BRM. The Ballot Resolution Meeting was a very...

Date: 03/03/2008

The DIS 29500 ballot resolution meeting (BRM) finished up in Geneva today and was an unqualified...

Date: 02/29/2008

First An article in CIO Magazine online The CIO of Denmark comments that no matter what happens at...

Date: 02/28/2008

Well it would seem that facts, rumors, and opinions are flowing fast and hard from Geneva. There...

Date: 02/26/2008

Today Microsoft made a substantive announcement about interoperability and I’d like to discuss the...

Date: 02/21/2008

I included a reference to Partick's open letter in my posting of yesterday. The more I thought about...

Date: 02/20/2008

After more than a year of writing about standardization of document formats, we sit on the verge of...

Date: 02/19/2008

If you haven't seen this - there is an interesting conversation under way over at the Burton Group's...

Date: 02/13/2008

Last summer, I spent an enjoyable day with a wide range of people in Minneapolis. There were a few...

Date: 02/12/2008

Gray Knowlton from the Office product team is now blogging, and it is interesting stuff for any...

Date: 01/08/2008

Happy New Year to those of you who regularly read this blog. I have been on vacation and promised...

Date: 01/07/2008

Just a quick note: Ecma International posted a statement that they have dropped the second set of...

Date: 12/12/2007

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