“I had the opportunity last week to not only share a stage with
Microsoft’s Jason Matusow in Geneva, but also to enjoy dinner with
him and some time to chat before that as well. Jason is a good guy,
and I enjoyed the opportunity to kick things around face to face
that we’ve sometimes taken different positions on in our blogs.
Obviously, we have different opinions on the ODF/Open XML debate,
but fewer than you might expect (and perhaps fewer than he
expected).“While we were exchanging views on open standards and open
source with others at the conference, though, things were
apparently falling apart in the ongoing negotiations between
Microsoft and Adobe…”
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.