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Run back to sweet mama Microsoft

Run back to sweet mama Microsoft

Posted Apr 3, 2008 15:18 UTC (Thu) by bronson (subscriber, #4806)
In reply to: Run back to sweet mama Microsoft by smitty_one_each
Parent article: OOXML gets ISO approval

> when no one does better than an 80% solution

By the Court of Public Opinion, Microsoft creates the reference standard.  It doesn't matter
how close your importer is to the standard, if it screws up an Office document it's your
fault, not Microsoft's.  Always.

In the eyes of Joe and Jane Public, Microsoft is already at 100% compliance.  :(


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