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Microsoft Spinning Against OpenDocument Via Fox News

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the strangest-thing-you'll-see-lately dept.

srwalter writes "As previously reported, Fox News previously ran an article by James Prendergast criticizing Massachussetts for switching to OpenDocument format. Today, Fox News has distanced itself from that article significantly. In a new front page story they post several emails in defense of Massachussetts and OpenDocument in general, as well as apologize for not acknowledging that Prendergast's organization is funded by Microsoft."

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  1. Government != Role Model by dada21 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The State should be a reflection of the people governed, not a role model. Choosing to support a standard virtually ignored by the constituents is callous and ignorant.

    We, the State, acknowledge that our reign is supreme. We require you, the citizens, to modify your actions to comply with Our new standard. As this is law, those unwilling to accept Our freedom will be branded criminals.

    No thanks. Every one of my customers is unwilling to change formats. Massachusetts will likely learn that even the most open format is considerably more proprietary if your customers don't use it.

    FWIW, My company has subcontracted for numerous projects that attracted State interest. When the project required changes to our customers' standards, by State Decree, the costs ballooned.

  2. OPEN DOCUMENT SUCKS! ALL HAIL BILL GATES! by GET+THE+FACTS! · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp?

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    Our plan is working -- GET THE FACTS!
  3. Foxnews by paulwallen · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Now they should come up clean about Iraq war too..

  4. Nothing New for Fox. by geomon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In Bob Park's book Voodoo Science, he describes how Fox ran the 'Alien Autopsy' video as a quasi-news/documentary three times after which they ran a program that debunked the video as a fraud. They made money both times.

    Fair *and* Balanced.

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    "Rocky Rococo, at your cervix!"
  5. Microsoft Spinning Against OpenDocument Via...??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    isn't that exactly the opposite about what not only the blurb is about, but also the article???

    EasySlash v0.1
    Article Title
      [x] Flame
      [ ] Incomprehensible
      [ ] Broken English

    Article Text
      [ ] Flame
      [ ] Unrelated to the title
      [x] Antithesis of the title (this means the opposite)
      [ ] Dupe ...

  6. Re:Politics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You don't have any liberal friends. You are a right wing-extremist and a troll.

  7. Re:Fair and Balanced... by 99bottles · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is it just me...

    Yes, it's just you.

  8. aw by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does this means we won't see Hannity go after the Open Source community and try to expose them a a bunch of communist trying to subvert the american economy? :(