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   "&" is hysterical.  Everytime you hear the word
"and" there must =
always people laughing.

Rich

  "Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> =
wrote in message news:45d4a046$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Rich wrote:
  >    The letter, at =
http://www.microsoft.com/interop/letters/choice.mspx, is signed
  >=20
  >   Tom Robertson
  >   GM Interoperability & Standards
  >   Microsoft=20
  >=20
  >   Jean Paoli
  >   GM Interoperability & XML Architecture
  >   Microsoft
  >=20

  Even funnier. So there is no "for" or "of"..... it's all &.


  Does that mean no GM for interoperability or are there hundreds e.g. =
"GM
  Interoperability &  Sanitation", "GM Interoperability &
  Extraoperability", "GM Interoperability & Parking" etc.

  Adam



  >=20
  > Rich
  >=20
  >   "Adam"
<""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> =
wrote in message news:45d4374e{at}w3.nls.net...
  >   =
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+calls+IBM+hypocritical+on+document+standard=
s/2100-1012_3-6159305.html
  >=20
  >   An article about MS's now std whining wrt ODF but it contains a =
jewel
  >   showing where MS's real priorities lies (or don't)
  >=20
  >   "The open letter is signed by Tom Robertson, Microsoft's general =
manager
  >   for interoperability and standards, and by Jean Paoli, the =
company's
  >   general manager of interoperability and XML architecture."
  >=20
  >=20
  >   Note :
  >=20
  >   "Tom Robertson, Microsoft's general manager for interoperability"
  >=20
  >   &
  >=20
  >   "Jean Paoli, the company's general manager of interoperability"
  >=20
  >=20
  >   For/Of?
  >=20
  >   Obviously it's so low down on the list that people can tack the =
title
  >   onto their real job e.g. "XML architecture" or
"standards".
  >=20
  >=20
  >   It gives one the impression that it's ye olde "we have to make it =
easier
  >   for others to interoperate with us...."
  >=20
  >   Adam
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"&" is =
hysterical. =20
Everytime you hear the word "and" there
must always people=20 laughing.
 
Rich
 

  "Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemole=">mailto:"4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the'>"4thwormcastfromthemole=
hill\"{at}the=20
  field.near the bridge"> wrote in message news:45d4a046$1{at}w3.nls.net...Rich=20
  wrote:>    The letter, at http://www" target="new">http://www.=">http://www.microsoft.com/interop/letters/choice.mspx">http://www.=
microsoft.com/interop/letters/choice.mspx,=20
  is signed> >   Tom =
Robertson>   GM=20
  Interoperability &
Standards>   Microsoft =
>=20
  >   Jean
Paoli>   GM =
Interoperability &=20
  XML Architecture>  
Microsoft> Even =
funnier.=20
  So there is no "for" or "of"..... it's all
&.Does that =
mean no=20
  GM for interoperability or are there hundreds e.g. =
"GMInteroperability=20
  &  Sanitation", "GM Interoperability =
&Extraoperability", "GM=20
  Interoperability & Parking"
etc.Adam>
=
>=20
  Rich> >  
"Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemole=">mailto:"4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the'>"4thwormcastfromthemole=
hill\"{at}the=20
  field.near the bridge"> wrote in message news:45d4374e{at}w3.nls.net...>=
  =20
  http://news.com.com/Microsoft+calls+IBM+hypocritical+on+document+=
standards/2100-1012_3-6159305.html">http://news.com.com/Microsoft+calls+I=
BM+hypocritical+on+document+standards/2100-1012_3-6159305.html>=
;=20
  >   An article about MS's now std
whining wrt ODF but =
it=20
  contains a jewel>   showing where MS's real =
priorities lies=20
  (or don't)> >  
"The open letter is signed by =
Tom=20
  Robertson, Microsoft's general manager>   for=20
  interoperability and standards, and by Jean Paoli, the=20
  company's>   general manager of
interoperability and =
XML=20
  architecture."> >
>   Note :>=20
  >   "Tom Robertson, Microsoft's
general manager for=20
  interoperability">
>   &>=20
  >   "Jean Paoli, the company's
general manager of=20
  interoperability"> >
>   =
For/Of?>=20
  >   Obviously it's so low down on the
list that =
people can=20
  tack the title>   onto their real job
e.g. "XML =
architecture"=20
  or "standards".> >
>   It gives one the =

  impression that it's ye olde "we have to make it =
easier>  =20
  for others to interoperate with us....">
>  =20
Adam

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