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158 Pages of Microsoft's Dirty Laundry
KrispyRasher writes "Even internally, Microsoft couldn't agree on what the base requirements to run Vista were, but that didn't stop it from inaccurately promoting the OS as running on some hardware. 158 pages of Microsoft internal emails reveal scandalous truths about the squabbles that took place in the lead up to Vista's launch."
Actually that's the point with OOXML. people are tired of dealing with Windows Office formats. with OOXML no longer on the ISO fast track it will take it 2-3 years before it can be considered a standard. As such states, and countries that have recently passed data format standard requirements can't use it anymore. They will have to switch to something that does ODF.(Open Office, Staroffice, abiword, google doc, Lotus, etc)
MSFT Office has to use random convertors to do so. Slowly but surely that Office dominance will fade, severely cutting into 50% of MSFT profits. Once people don't need MS Office anymore, things like Windows also becomes optional.
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.