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To: Reginald Middleton who wrote (19449)5/19/1998 3:53:00 PM
From: Thure Meyer  Read Replies (1) of 24154
 
"Such as the market declared defacto word processing file format .doc, the market declared defacto spreadsheet file format .xls, or the market declared defacto presentation file format .ppt? "

Reginald,

You really are a clown. Microsoft can't even make their own formats compatible from release to release. You call that a standard?

As to the use of "standard", normally I think of it in a more technical sense (although I agree its a pretty loose term).

One of the key things about standards is that they get published are internally consistent and don't change at the whim of a particular manufacturer. By that definition Windows is not a standard and a protocol like IP or a 5 penny nail is.

As to windows being a standard in your sense; sure, Windows owns the desktop, its a monopoly and because of that according to you a standard.

At least we agree about the monopoly part.

Thure
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