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Microsoft Reaches Out To Blender

Posted by kdawson on from the first-we-embrace dept.

dmbasso writes "Continuing its strategy to support FOSS application on the Windows platform, Microsoft mailed the Blender developers asking how they could help improve the experience of Blender users on Windows. Groklaw puts it in perspective using Steve Ballmer's own words."

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  1. For once, this is actually on-topic by WaltBusterkeys · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will it Blend?

  2. I'm gonna fucking... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm gonna fucking kill yo... err... how can I help your project?

  3. My first thought .... by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does Microsoft blend?

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  4. And he tells Microsoft... by sokoban · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Bite my shiny, metal ass."

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  5. Natural progression by Dancindan84 · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. Get your "Open" standard recognised
    2. Get other companies to use your standard
    3. ????
    4. Profit

    But in all seriousness, this is the next logical progression for the OOXML beast. They wouldn't have gone to the trouble of ramrodding OOXML through the standards process if they weren't going to try and leverage it somehow outside of being able to say they have an open standard. Using OOXML would cripple a multi-platform application, but that's not their problem. They've -always- tried to force people into their rut and they've been quite successful at it in the past. I just don't think they "get" that developers aren't going to shoot themselves in the foot by using OOXML.

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  6. how i look at it by FudRucker · · Score: 4, Funny

    you can dress a pig up in fine clothes and jewelry but underneath it all is still a stinking filthy pig...

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  7. Simple answer by AlgorithMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    how they could help improve the experience of Blender users on Windows.
    by migrating them to linux...
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  8. Re:Message to people who gripe about interfaces by haystor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would you limit emacs to three dimensions?

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  9. Re:Message to people who gripe about interfaces by sconeu · · Score: 4, Funny

    Shouldn't that be GNU/three dimensions?

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  10. Re:Message to people who gripe about interfaces by Jason+Earl · · Score: 5, Funny

    You've clearly never seen how much time and effort new mothers put into teaching their babies to breast feed. It's difficult enough that most hospitals offer classes.

    I know, I was surprised too.

    So much for intuitive interfaces.