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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 Macro Question About Microsoft And Standards - Oh Yeah - And Is Microsoft Really Committed to Open XML?
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