ODF Lies and Whispers

Courtesy Linux Today  Wed, 06/10/2009 - 08:32

An Antic Disposition: "I think this demonstrates the triangle-trade relationship among Microsoft, Alex Brown (and others) and Wikipedia, by which Microsoft FUD is laundered via intermediaries to Wikipedia for publication.

No wonder one of Microsoft's first actions during their OOXML push was to seize control of the Wikipedia articles on ODF and OOXML via paid consultants."

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