Informationweek reports that the European regulators have started an investigation into Microsofts activities concerning it’s Office Open XML “standard”.
“The investigation will be especially welcome in standards circles, due to the wide range of reports from the field that Microsoft has engaged in ’stacking’ of the national committees that were voting on OOXML as well [...]

There is more OpenID buzz on the internet than ever before! After Microsoft announced it’s Cardspace Initiative to be compliant with OpenID 2.0, now Yahoo! has sent out a press release where they announce that the Yahoo! ID will also be OpenID compliant!
The support by Yahoo! for the OpenID 2.0 specification will triple the number [...]

Wow looks like the use of Open Standards over at Microsoft is improving. In this press release on the RSA conference we can read that Microsoft will make it’s Cardspace initiative compatible with OpenID 2.0!
Also read the Six Apart blog post about this great news and Brad Fitzpatrick’s blog (he is the original designer of [...]

2007 has come and gone, faster than any other year I think. Lot of stuff has happened, new releases, rumours and not to forget the OOXML saga that continues to amaze us. But it looks like 2008 is only going to get better.
While the year of the Linux Desktop may not be here just [...]

A while back I blogged about how Microsoft helped ‘recruit’ about 20 new members for the ISO SC34 committee in order to help approve it’s OOXML document format. Now it looks like that didn’t only affect the voting process for the OOXML ballot but also the entire working of the SC34 committee!
The new members that [...]

I’ve been doing some research on Linux vs Windows arguments for a paper I’m working on. Preparing a clear overview of the benefits Linux has over Windows is an excellent way to try and bring some change to the workplace.
One of things that stood out that when people review the security issues of GNU/Linux, they [...]

Looks like Steve Ballmer is at it again. This time he’s focusing on Red Hat, saying that it’s about time that people using Red Hat start paying for “Microsoft’s Intellectual Property”.
Seriously am I the only person that’s pissed of because people think they can patent information or methods of doing something?
According to Wikipedia, a patent [...]

I think we all know the answer to that question. No need to list the pro’s and cons here, we know it will just turn out in IBM’s favor. But trying to win over management and one of co workers is much harder. That’s why I’ve been spending the better part of the day finding [...]

It appears that Microsoft is just buying the OOXML ISO certification!
All around the world people are reporting ridiculous, shaming and plain disgusting tactics used by Microsoft and it’s partners. Here are a couple examples of the strategy employed by OOXML backers to get it approved.

According to Eben Moglen, FSF lawyer, the deal between Microsoft and Novell is useless.
The reason is quite simple. The SuSe vouchers Microsoft is distributing have no expiration date. This might seem not so important but it’s huge!
The moment some hands in a SuSe voucher after the GPL version 3 is released, Microsoft comes under [...]