http://www.tnl.net/blog/2006/04/04/microsoft-does-linux/ Turning Data into Knowledge Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tnl.net/blog/2006/04/04/microsoft-does-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Doug Mahugh Wed, 31 May 2006 19:14:37 +0000 http://tnl.net/blog/2006/04/04/microsoft-does-linux/#comment-44 Don't forget about the Office Open XML file formats, either. It's not as dramatic as supporting Linux or Java, but in the long run it's going to make Office a lot more interoperable with other software, and create some interesting opportunities for non-MS developers. On the www.openxmldeveloper.org site, there are code samples that are 100% Java, and Microsoft helps foot the bill to get those samples out in front of lots of developers. How cool/strange is that? Don't forget about the Office Open XML file formats, either. It's not as dramatic as supporting Linux or Java, but in the long run it's going to make Office a lot more interoperable with other software, and create some interesting opportunities for non-MS developers. On the http://www.openxmldeveloper.org site, there are code samples that are 100% Java, and Microsoft helps foot the bill to get those samples out in front of lots of developers. How cool/strange is that?

]]> http://www.tnl.net/blog/2006/04/04/microsoft-does-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Dan Wed, 31 May 2006 19:12:45 +0000 http://tnl.net/blog/2006/04/04/microsoft-does-linux/#comment-43 Perhaps they've decided that the time to embrace, extend, and extinguish is now, before GPL3 prevents their plans for the third E (using DRM nastiness). Perhaps they've decided that the time to embrace, extend, and extinguish is now, before GPL3 prevents their plans for the third E (using DRM nastiness).

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