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New York Jumps Into Open Formats Fray

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the time-to-dance dept.

cyrusmack writes "Hot on the heels of the bad news regarding the defeat of all open formats bills, New York has become the latest in an area that has seen a flurry of activity already this year. In the article on InfoWorld, it's pretty clear that this bill is significantly watered down from what other states have attempted to do this year. You can bet Microsoft will be there in force, just as it has been elsewhere."

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  1. Re:open formats win, MS loses by epee1221 · · Score: 5, Funny

    FUD and disinformation are their primary weapons. Their two weapons are FUD and disinformation, and ruthless efficiency.
    ...
    Their three weapons are FUD, disinformation, and ruthless efficiency ... and pushes for insane extensions to copyright/patent protections.
    There four weapons are....
    Amongst their weapons are...

    Ok, lemme try this again....

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    "The use-mention distinction" is not "enforced here."
  2. Re:open formats win, MS loses by ozbird · · Score: 5, Funny

    You forgot projectile comfy chairs.