To: ShadowAce
They only developed it after it became obvious they weren't going to ditch MS, under any circumstance. The open source pushers proved they could do it in no time, had the format alone been their original goal.
43 posted on
05/12/2006 10:05:04 AM PDT by
Golden Eagle
(Buy American. While you still can.)
To: Golden Eagle
The open source pushers proved they could do it in no time, had the format alone been their original goal. Exactly--which is why they wanted the state to standardize on the format. As soon as MA did, and requested the plugin, it was produced. Why didn't MS simply say "OK" and produce the plugin themselves?
Because they wanted the state locked in to a format that MS controlled. That's the issue.
44 posted on
05/12/2006 10:08:06 AM PDT by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Golden Eagle
They only developed it after it became obvious they weren't going to ditch MS, under any circumstance. No one, anywhere, ever asked that MA "ditch MS" as you claim.
46 posted on
05/12/2006 10:09:57 AM PDT by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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