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State by State, Microsoft Responds to Creeping Threat
Apr 30, 2007, 14 :30 UTC (11 Talkback[s]) (10256 reads)

(Other stories by John Letzing)

[ Thanks to Jim Tate for this link. ]

"Ed Homan, an orthopedic surgeon representing a central Florida district in the state legislature, thought an amendment touting open-source document formats he tucked into a 38-page bill wouldn't draw much attention.

"But within an hour of the proposed bill's reading in late March, Homan said, he was greeted in his office by three lobbyists representing Microsoft Corp..."

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Since California's failed DSSA, ther ...   Represents trend   
omniprovident
Apr 30, 2007, 15:17:25
 
Have you followed what happened in MA? A ...   What?   
Scott
Apr 30, 2007, 15:46:37
 
I think you're following the MS camp ...   Take away flexibility?   
Ken Roberts
Apr 30, 2007, 15:56:48
 
Nothing's really happened in MA.  It ...   Re: What?   
omniprovident
Apr 30, 2007, 16:08:49
 
> Since California's failed DSSA, th ...   Re: Represents trend   
Rainer Weikusat
Apr 30, 2007, 17:25:31
 
Whatever on the MS-logic, sure.  I agree ...   Re: Take away flexibility?   
omniprovident
Apr 30, 2007, 18:18:36
 
> Since California's failed DSSA, th ...   Shoo Troll   
Cyrus Mack
Apr 30, 2007, 18:47:16
 
Good point on the first.  But, the stand ...   Re: Re: Represents trend   
omniprovident
Apr 30, 2007, 18:58:28
 
OK, getting beyond the subject header, s ...   Re: Shoo Troll   
omniprovident
Apr 30, 2007, 19:47:16
 
> OK, getting beyond the subject header, ...   Re: Re: Shoo Troll   
Cyrus Mack
Apr 30, 2007, 21:44:13
 
> Good point on the first.  But, the sta ...   Re: Re: Re: Represents trend   
Rainer Weikusat
May 1, 2007, 07:46:53
 
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