Microsoft is changing the way its Web browser handles certain controls in an effort to shield itself from liability in an ongoing patent spat with a start-up backed by the University of California.
A group of UK open-source advocates is seeking donations so it can continue its fight against the approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML document format.
Early reports indicate that Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format appears to have enough votes to be certified an ISO standard but complaints of irregularities and strong-arm tactics are rife.
A pivotal meeting of international delegates to decide the fate of Microsoft's Open XML finished on Friday with advocates and foes of the standards bid predicting victory.
OpenOffice may support Microsoft's Office Open XML standard in future, but the organisation behind the open source productivity suite anticipates that everyone including Microsoft will have "difficulty" in making the format work.
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A growing roster of de facto standards is testing the need for bureaucratic agencies and design-by-committee technologies.
So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.
The Web's leading standards group has approved two XML encryption specifications, a move that promises to boost the development of secure Web services.
If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.
So far, the open source browser has been getting a free ride -- nobody is criticising it. That is, until now.
Microsoft is aiming higher with the new version of FrontPage, which will be launched later this year and sold as a standalone product.
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