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Sun, IBM Continue Open Standards Double-Speak [view article]
I have worked with Sun on open standards as well as open research such as JXTA, an obscure P2P technology that is the basis of the future communications network of the Army. These types of contributions push the forefront of advanced technologies that everyone will benefit from (in this case in the form of the next generation of networking as with the Darpanet in the 70's).

So what does this have to do with open document standards? Open specifications allow for multiple vendor implementations of equivalent functionality. This allows for a truly competitive marketplace. When new functionality beyond that specification is desired, it forces contributors to work together to guarantee that the interchange representation of this functionality is vetted by the eyes of future implementors. Is this tipping the hand to competitors? Yes, it is, but at the reward of customer loyalty and respect for being an active leader in what is important to them, a quality product and technology. Apr 01 10:58 AM

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