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The reasons behind the OOXML appeals

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

The story so far: December 2006: 7 ECMA approves OOXML as ECMA-376 December 2006: ECMA submits ECMA-376 to ISO for consideration as an ISO standard under the fast track process September 2007: ISO ballot process votes against adoption of the … Continue reading →

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The Microsoft Tax Refund campaign at ILUGD

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

ILUGD is presently furiously discussing a legal procedure to get refund for the Microsoft Tax applied to all desktops and laptops that you buy from the branded market in India. Here is a good definition of Microsoft Tax. Some relevant … Continue reading →

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Microsoft vs. Google

Posted on May 5, 2005 by Sandip Bhattacharya

A great article on the online tussle between Microsoft and Google. For anyone who has been watching Gates over the years, the idea that an upstart like Google could so flummox him and his fierce company takes getting used to. … Continue reading →

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Opensource catalyzes a paradigm shift in the computer industry

Posted on October 27, 2004 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Going through the daily drudgery of earning to survive, one always keep wondering – “where are we going with all this?” or “which way should I turn now?” or if you are a business, then “which way should we take … Continue reading →

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No RegEx in M$ World?

Posted on August 21, 2004 by Sandip Bhattacharya

The other day I got an XLS file exported from a client’s Microsoft SQL Server. I had to import the data into MySQL, and I thought using CSV would be the right way. But there was a problem – the … Continue reading →

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