[Microsoft has] a proven track record of stifling key technologies like Java. The value of the information Microsoft is being asked to disclose stems from its capacity to preclude competition, not from its innovative content. |
If you can control the screen, you can control what people will buy. This isn't about the browser. It's about trying to monopolize electronic commerce. |
Is Microsoft invited to the ODF alliance? Absolutely. The door is open. Ultimately, I think they will adopt ODF. |
Lobbying for the tech industry has become a growth industry. |
The ODF Alliance will work to enable governments around the world to have greater control over and direct management of their documents, now and forever. |
There's no doubt that the momentum of ODF is gaining traction worldwide as more people every day are discovering that it's a better way to preserve and access documents. |
This is a strong-willed mediator who does not want to declare the mediation process dead yet. |
We commend House Appropriators for recognizing technology as critical to our nation's educational needs by partially restoring EETT funding to $300 million. Unfortunately, $300 million is just a start. We call upon the Senate to seek nothing less than the same level as allocated this year. |
We deal with Internet standards that are open. … Why should birth certificates be recorded in a format for which any one company has the key? |
With a broad cross section of support, the ODF Alliance will work to enable governments around the world to have greater control over and direct management of their documents, now and forever. |
With a broad cross section of support, the ODF Alliance will work to enable governments around the world to have greater control over and direct management of their documents, now and forever. There's no doubt that the momentum of ODF is gaining traction worldwide as more people every day are discovering that it's a better way to preserve and access documents. |
You'll see the applications group supporting alternative operating systems, and the operating systems company offering its own alternative operating systems. And the winners are going to be consumers because there will be more choice and lower cost. |