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On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote: > Actually she has a point. um ... not really. > There are many business evaluations of so-called > standards that get resolved by saying "Well, Microsoft > has implemented it." microsoft software is not a standard, simply because it can *never* be a standard, barring some sort of official international standard organization making it so. the fact that my wall outlet provides 110V at 60Hz. that's a standard. that my bicycle wheels are 700mm. *that's* a standard. paper (at least here in north america) typically coming in 8.5" x 11" or 8.5" x 14". *that's* a standard. get the idea? MS software may be popular. it may be ubiquitous. and many corporations have clearly adopted it as their SW of choice. that does *not* make it a standard. rday
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