steveballmer

Would Apple Buy Adobe? I Doubt It.

This is some really massive misinformation! It will never happen! I better not! Now MS and Yahoo, that's a gooood deal!

Microsoft Licenses Adobe’s Flash Lite

Apple has turned on Adobe! Now we are their friend!

Another Sane Open Source Man Infected with Microhate

The Notion of Standards ...

From Microsoft press conference announcing “new interoperability principles” this week:
BRAD SMITH: With respect to other (commercial) distributors, and users, the clear message is that patent licenses will be freely available.
STEVE BALLMER: Patents will be, not freely, will be available.
BRAD SMITH: Readily available.
STEVE BALLMER: Readily available for the right fee.

STEVE BALLMER: We are continuing to pursue the standardization of Open XML through the ISO process. It's certainly consistent with the notion of standards, and standards support, and a number of things articulated in the principles. We will, from time to time, in conjunction with industry participants, look to lead the standardization process, and sometimes we will look to be on the receiving end implementing important standards, and the principles comment is to both of those. So, yes, we are continuing through the standardization process with a variety of industry participants on Open XML.

Can anybody out there tell me what all of that meant? Good!