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MS Reveals Info On New RSS Extensions

Posted by Zonk on from the many-hands-make-light-work dept.

dizzy_p writes "Microsoft released yesterday more information on their earlier announced extensions to the RSS format(s). The specifications can be found on MSDN. The question is, will the mainstream developer adopt these specifications, or will they only live in the Microsoft "Blogosphere" (To quote MSDN). The specifications in question are named Microsoft Simple Sharing Extensions Specification and Microsoft Simple List Extensions Specification"

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  1. Re:What kind of attitude is that? by fbg111 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Correction, I doubt these will succeed outside the MS blogosphere unless they are officially adapted by some standards body perceived as impartial.

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  2. Re:What kind of attitude is that? by Secrity · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    It is just a common MS practice that MS uses to retain it's monopoly position. For more information concerning Microsoft's practice of embracing, extending, and extinguishing industry standards, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend_and_e xtinguish