Comments on: Reflections in a Bonnet http://ciarang.com/posts/reflections-in-a-bonnet Random things I've written about stuff Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:28:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrew Fenn http://ciarang.com/posts/reflections-in-a-bonnet/comment-page-1#comment-538 Andrew Fenn Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:49:40 +0000 http://blog.ciarang.com/posts/reflections-in-a-bonnet/#comment-538 Ah yes you're right, I guess what I really wanted to highlight was their "not invented here" stances to everything, including having to write their own open source licenses, simply because theirs will somehow be better. Stuff outside of Microsoft is seen as a competitor, even on silly things like file formats. I agree with the article that they are just waiting for OOXML to be standardised so they can change it all. They've invested so much into trying to make it happen. Ah yes you’re right, I guess what I really wanted to highlight was their “not invented here” stances to everything, including having to write their own open source licenses, simply because theirs will somehow be better.

Stuff outside of Microsoft is seen as a competitor, even on silly things like file formats.

I agree with the article that they are just waiting for OOXML to be standardised so they can change it all. They’ve invested so much into trying to make it happen.

]]> By: CiaranG http://ciarang.com/posts/reflections-in-a-bonnet/comment-page-1#comment-537 CiaranG Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:08:49 +0000 http://blog.ciarang.com/posts/reflections-in-a-bonnet/#comment-537 It's not though, it's right there in the first paragraph 'con #2', look again. It’s not though, it’s right there in the first paragraph ‘con #2′, look again.

]]> By: Andrew Fenn http://ciarang.com/posts/reflections-in-a-bonnet/comment-page-1#comment-534 Andrew Fenn Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:09:52 +0000 http://blog.ciarang.com/posts/reflections-in-a-bonnet/#comment-534 One con I feel that is missing from your OOXML link is the fact that we already have an ISO on document formats called ODF. This feels like a classic case of not invented here syndrome that Microsoft has with all their products and programming languages. A classic example being developing an ASP.NET website with MSSQL, using VS 2005 and uploading your code using sourcesafe hosting it all in windows server 2008. Not saying that their products are bad, I'm just trying to highlight my point with the, "not invented here" problem. One con I feel that is missing from your OOXML link is the fact that we already have an ISO on document formats called ODF.

This feels like a classic case of not invented here syndrome that Microsoft has with all their products and programming languages.

A classic example being developing an ASP.NET website with MSSQL, using VS 2005 and uploading your code using sourcesafe hosting it all in windows server 2008.

Not saying that their products are bad, I’m just trying to highlight my point with the, “not invented here” problem.

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