Archive for June, 2007

Microsoft’s Interoperable Assimilation

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

This is how Microsoft gets away with “interoperability” — co-opting proven standards (like XML) and turning them into Microsoft pseudo-standards, which are then set as defaults for the program while offering the real standards as options.

Posted in Microsoft alternatives, Office alternatives, Office, OpenOffice.org, Open Source, Macintosh, Linux, Word alternatives, Internet Explorer, Windows Vista, Java, Legal issues, Adobe, Flash, Silverlight, XML | 3 Comments »

Microsoft Protection Racket Helps Novell with SuSE Linux

Monday, June 4th, 2007

Microsoft’s shakedown turned Novell into a Microsoft partner with SuSE Linux; now it has turned Xandros into a partner as well. Microsoft made them a deal they couldn’t refuse. Like garbage hauling contractors in the Northeast Jersey of The Sopranos, Xandros and Novell have nothing to lose by paying tribute to Microsoft. Linux is thriving in the shadow of Microsoft’s cold war.

Posted in Microsoft, Open Source, Linux, Windows Vista, Success story, Legal issues | 5 Comments »