Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> Is there anything Microsoft could do that wouldn't be evil?

  Microsoft is scary as hell.

  The OOXML issue is a good example of this. Microsoft convinced a big bunch
of countries to raise their voting status in the ISO standardization
organization for the sole reason to vote on the OOXML standard. After
that these countries abandoned the ISO organization, causing it problems
(because by the ISO rules any standard requires at least 50% of votes to
be passed, and now there's a big bunch of voters who are not voting).

  Let me repeat that: Microsoft, a PRIVATE COMPANY, succeeded in making
a bunch of COUNTRIES to raise their voting status on ISO for the sole
purpose of voting for a standard proposal made by that PRIVATE COMPANY.

  Not individuals. Not other companies. COUNTRIES. Independent states.
Those with independent governments.

  If that doesn't scare someone shitless, I don't know what will. The only
other organization which has the same kind of power over the world countries
is the OPEC cartel. And this isn't a private company, but a bunch of other
countries.

  Is it any wonder that *anything* this monster organization does is seen
as evil?

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                                                          - Warp

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