Can anyone with some insight into the matter explain to me why microsoft is trying so badly to get OOXML accepted as a standard, and doesn't simply support ODF? Are there technical reasons (are Microsoft Office documents somehow easier to store in OOXML than ODF)? Political reasons (is Microsoft trying to control/corrupt an open standard, kinda like they did with Internet Explorer and HTML)? Cause in the end both formats try to be the exact same thing: An open standard to store documents. Why go through all the trouble?
Only thing I can say as an european is that I will miss greatly my daily fix of the daily show. It was pretty much the only thing which could convince me that you guys over there have not yet gone completely insane.
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Can anyone with some insight into the matter explain to me why microsoft is trying so badly to get OOXML accepted as a standard, and doesn't simply support ODF? Are there technical reasons (are Microsoft Office documents somehow easier to store in OOXML than ODF)? Political reasons (is Microsoft trying to control/corrupt an open standard, kinda like they did with Internet Explorer and HTML)? Cause in the end both formats try to be the exact same thing: An open standard to store documents. Why go through all the trouble?
...comedy central will allow uploads.
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Yeah, you're right, probably not.
Only thing I can say as an european is that I will miss greatly my daily fix of the daily show. It was pretty much the only thing which could convince me that you guys over there have not yet gone completely insane.
Here is the YoutTube thread at the DailyShow message board (subscription required):
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show
Lets spam 'em.