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    The International Organisation for Standardisation is unlikely to adopt Microsoft Office Open XML format, now that it has approved the OpenDocument Format, according to analyst group Gartner.

  • Microsoft slammed over XML patent

    Software developers are angry that Microsoft has been granted a patent for the conversion of objects into XML files.

  • Microsoft commits to XML docs for long term

    Responding to a request from the European Union to improve data interoperability, Microsoft has committed in perpetuity to offering a royalty-free license of Office-related XML document formats.

  • Microsoft snags XML-related patent

    Microsoft has been granted another U.S. patent for XML-related technology, one of the first in an expected flood of filings surrounding the fast-growing standard.

  • Microsoft lets governments into Office

    Microsoft is set to add Office to its program that allows governments to view source code for key applications.

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  • Microsoft balances patents, standards

    The software giant's recent XML-related patent applications highlight the struggle between open and proprietary.

  • Microsoft, Vodafone team on mobile Web services

    Microsoft and Vodafone are joining forces to extend Web services standards to mobile devices, in an attempt to open up the potentially large and lucrative mobile network services market to Web services developers.

  • Longhorn and the Linux long-game

    The next instalment of Windows will act as the cornerstone in Microsoft's ongoing battle with IBM and Linux.

  • Will Longhorn be worth the pain?

    Microsoft has removed some of the functionality from the next version of Windows to bring forward the release date, which could make the decision to upgrade even more difficult for some companies.

  • Is Windows still relevant?

    In the increasingly Google-YouTube-Web 2.0 age we inhabit, it's become fashionable to dismiss Windows as a relic.

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