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IBM beats Microsoft over the head with its own code

Posted by Sander_Marechal on · 4 comments
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IBM added a delicious twist on its new commitment to help OpenOffice.org battle Microsoft Office by donating code that was originally derived in part from a Microsoft-developed technology. IBM’s iAccessible2, code-named Project Missouri, is a specification for technology used to help the visually impaired interact with Open Document Format (ODF)-compliant applications and was developed in part using Microsoft Active Accessibility (MAA) as a starting point.

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Comments (4)

dinotrac ·
So, back when Microsoft said "Screw Big Blue" in so very many ways, I wonder if it occurred to them that tomorrow always comes?

Sometimes it takes a big nasty 800 lb gorilla to poke a big nasty 800 lb gorilla in the eye.
Sander_Marechal Story submitter ·
Ohh! Gorilla fight!

/me grabs a stack of bananas
theboomboomcars ·
I think I'd stay away from the bananas and just grab the chocolate cake.
gus3 ·
Heh. "IBM angry. IBM smash!"

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