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:The Age: Interoperability Statement 'Orwellian'
The Age: Interoperability Statement 'Orwellian'
Feb 11, 2005, 19 :45 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (5399 reads)

(Other stories by Sam Varghese)

"An open source advocate in Melbourne has accused Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' of making 'Orwellian pronouncements' on interoperability.

"Con Zymaris, chief executive officer of Cybersource, said a statement that for anyone to claim that 'proprietary, locked-in Windows is more interoperable than open, standards-oriented Linux' ranked with statements like 'Freedom is Slavery and Ignorance is Strength' found in the Orwell classic 1984..."

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ZDNet UK: Gates' Interoperability Claim 'Is Nonsense'(Feb 07, 2005)
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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
This one gets bookmarked.  ...   Nice..   
Eric Connolly
Feb 11, 2005, 20:00:19
 
Windows does not play well with others.  ...   Does not play well with others   
Alan
Feb 11, 2005, 22:00:27
 
+AGAAYA-"Interoperability" in the Mcroso ...   Re: Does not play well with others   
Richard N. Turner
Feb 12, 2005, 00:40:55
 
>Yah and wasn't it Bill Gates who sa ...   Re: Re: Does not play well with others   
Jim
Feb 12, 2005, 05:38:48
 
> Could any OS with MS's name on it  ...   Re: Re: Re: Does not play well with others   
stimpy
Feb 12, 2005, 20:06:45
 
+AGAAYA-Could any OS with MS's name  ...   Re: Re: Re: Does not play well...   
Richard N. Turner
Feb 12, 2005, 20:07:55
 
> >Yah and wasn't it Bill Gates who  ...   Re: Re: Re: Does not play well with others   
DDahl
Feb 12, 2005, 20:16:26
 
I think it's not fair to use the adj ...   actually, it's Mussolinnian, not Orwellian   
vruz
Feb 14, 2005, 09:33:55
 
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