ODF Alliance Newsletter for February 2010. Contains latest news regarding open formats, including adoption by various governments around the world.
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Denmark ditches Microsoft and goes with ODF
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The Danish Parliament has agreed to ditch some Microsoft-based software in favour of the ODF standard from April next year. The decision to axe Microsoft’s Office document formats won cross-party support.
Read more »ISO Should Withdraw OOXML After Microsoft and Alex Brown Lied About Patents
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With the ending of the i4i case OOXML should be removed from ISO and cease to be used
Read more »More on France and Microsoft’s OOXML; ODF Still a Leader
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More analysis of Microsoft's OOXML shenanigans in France and some updates on the uptake of ODF
Read more »White-Collar Crime Pays Off, Shows Microsoft OOXML
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OOXML scandals in France revisited; Microsoft blasted in Denmark over OOXML lies, reveals the Danish press
Read more »EIF Scrutinised, ODF Evolves, and Microsoft’s OOXML “Lies” lead to backlash
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Amid the fight against open standards, ODF 1.2 is coming and Microsoft is accused of “lying” about OOXML
Read more »A Week in ODF: Conferences, New Implementations, New ODFDOM
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ODF news from the past week, mostly positive this time around (no signs of sabotage from the Microsoft ecosystem)
Read more »Microsoft Patent Traps and the Possible Looming End of Software Patents
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How Microsoft uses ActiveSync to shut out Free software with software patents; OOXML patents and other issues revisited; Bilski to be revisited by the Supremes, who can axe software patents in the United States
Read more »Alex Brown Extremely Busy with OOXML Today
The Final OOXML Update: Part II
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In Part I of this OOXML update, my first post on the topic in over a year, I showed you how Microsoft maintains strong control over the OOXML standard.
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Microsoft Continues to Snub ODF (and Why Microsoft is Losing This Battle)
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Office 2010 Starter Edition said not to support ODF but it helps OpenOffice.org adoption; Microsoft ecosystem raises issues with ODF
Read more »The Final OOXML Update: Part I
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I have received several requests for an update on OOXML, so I will oblige with some quick observations in what (I hope) is my final update on this sad chapter in standardization.
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Microsoft Office Loses Credibility Due to i4i Lawsuit, Motorola Dumps Office
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As Microsoft struggles to keep Office in the market, Google seizes the opportunity and poaches big customers
Read more »New Victories for ODF and i4i-imposed Word Ban as an Opportunity for ODF
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New ODF Alliance member, more vendor support, and another, more positive way to view the i4i ruling
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