Funny article comparing current MSFT strategy at ISO with the astroturfing campaign at the press at the time of the beginning of the US anti-trust case, and summarising some of the movements by MSFT in order to snatch the "standard" rubberstamp from ISO: Source (with plenty of clickable links). Best regards; David B. http://boycottnovell.com/2008/02/25/ooxml-week-of-frauds/
ISO and Office Open XML (OOXML): What REALLY Happened There?
Letters from the dead strategy is back from the graveyard
Well, well, well
Some months ago we mentioned a surprising turn of events where Lisa Rachjel of the ISO decided to let OOXML slide into the fast-track route. Later we found that Microsoft may have simply voted for itself, using its own employees. If that wasnt bad enough, then have a look at this new little discovery. It turns out that, as one site puts it, Microsoft puppets were spamming ANSI.
An impressive list of spam comments asking for supporting OOXML and backward compatibility, claiming also that Open XML in no way contradicts any other international document standard.
Have a look at the evidence the Web site presents. This ought to remind you of something controversial which Microsoft did in the past, namely:
In 2001, the Los Angeles Times accused Microsoft of astroturfing when hundreds of similar letters were sent to newspapers voicing disagreement with the United States Department of Justice and its antitrust suit against Microsoft. The letters, prepared by Americans for Technology Leadership, had in some cases been mailed from deceased citizens or nonexistent addresses.
Antitrust exhibits from Comes vs Microsoft have taught me that executives at Microsoft were talking about grassroots tactics. The other component was an OEM stronghold, but thats another story altogether. Also recall how they started an astroturfing campaign (pseudo grassroots) in the UK. This was not an isolated incident. Be aware of all the manipulation that is involved in keeping the lockin in tact. They are protecting the cash cow. Microsofts deals with Novell, Linspire and Xandros (including Corel, which is linked to Xandros) play a significant role. They give the illusion that there is wide OOXML acceptance.
OOXML: Why Should We Love Thee?
* The briberies for OOXML in Sweden? * Getting 2 MA CIOs out of their jobs for supporting ODF? * Stacking panels? * Deciding to arbitrarily make leap years where they dont belong? * Having Bill Gates phone diplomats to corrupt a No vote in the US and flip it to a Yes? * Bribing companies to pretend that they like OOXML? * Bribing experts to edit Wikipedia in MS-OOXMLs favour? * Pressuring ISO veterans out of their job in the light of corruption?
And the list goes on and on
The key issue is that Microsoft has already set the deck for the Geneva BRM [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Its going to be a farce. Photos from the crime scene are already brought to us, courtesy of Tim Bray
Anyhow, when I got back to the hotel I realized Id snapped the building on the wrong side of the street from where the meeting is, but hey, its the ITU world headquarters. In the neighborhood, more ways than one.
The week has just begun. What might we find at the end? Just letters from the dead? Well, at last no-one actually died, except ISO.
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