Comments on: The curious silence of the IE team – Microsoft needs to rediscover blogging http://www.itwriting.com/blog/352-the-curious-silence-of-the-ie-team-microsoft-needs-to-rediscover-blogging.html Tech writing blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim http://www.itwriting.com/blog/352-the-curious-silence-of-the-ie-team-microsoft-needs-to-rediscover-blogging.html/comment-page-1#comment-38075 Tim Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:04:54 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/?p=352#comment-38075 <blockquote> Just look around at the longer threads on any of the blogs discussing this topic — if you were a Microsoft employee, would you wade into that tar pit of emotion and anger? </blockquote> I see your point, but sometimes some quietly stated corrections or context can do a lot to lower the temperature. Some are not worth bothering with, for sure. Thanks Tim

Just look around at the longer threads on any of the blogs discussing this topic — if you were a Microsoft employee, would you wade into that tar pit of emotion and anger?

I see your point, but sometimes some quietly stated corrections or context can do a lot to lower the temperature. Some are not worth bothering with, for sure.

Thanks

Tim

]]> By: Doug Mahugh http://www.itwriting.com/blog/352-the-curious-silence-of-the-ie-team-microsoft-needs-to-rediscover-blogging.html/comment-page-1#comment-38073 Doug Mahugh Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:55:27 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/?p=352#comment-38073 Hey Tim, I get out and participate wherever I can, and I know a few other MS people who do (Stephen McGibbon being the most vocal I'd say). One thing that makes "discussion" a bit difficult is that there is so much nastiness coming from some who see Open XML as a dragon to be slain. For those people, technical comparisons of Open XML and other formats are about "morality" and "evil" and conspiracy theories, and they engage in constant name-calling and question the ethics and integrity of anyone who disagrees with them. Just look around at the longer threads on any of the blogs discussing this topic -- if you were a Microsoft employee, would you wade into that tar pit of emotion and anger? I agree we need more voices involved, but I can certainly understand why some might not be comfortable with that. Regarding Brian's being a "marketing" blog, you may not be aware that he has posted quite a bit of technical content in the past. But as the rhetoric has heated up from Open XML critics, Brian's blog has often played the role of responding to those claims. I know that Brian, like myself, would rather just discuss the technical details, but at the same time we need to respond to those who misrepresent our opinions, actions, and motives. Hey Tim, I get out and participate wherever I can, and I know a few other MS people who do (Stephen McGibbon being the most vocal I’d say).

One thing that makes “discussion” a bit difficult is that there is so much nastiness coming from some who see Open XML as a dragon to be slain. For those people, technical comparisons of Open XML and other formats are about “morality” and “evil” and conspiracy theories, and they engage in constant name-calling and question the ethics and integrity of anyone who disagrees with them.

Just look around at the longer threads on any of the blogs discussing this topic — if you were a Microsoft employee, would you wade into that tar pit of emotion and anger? I agree we need more voices involved, but I can certainly understand why some might not be comfortable with that.

Regarding Brian’s being a “marketing” blog, you may not be aware that he has posted quite a bit of technical content in the past. But as the rhetoric has heated up from Open XML critics, Brian’s blog has often played the role of responding to those claims. I know that Brian, like myself, would rather just discuss the technical details, but at the same time we need to respond to those who misrepresent our opinions, actions, and motives.

]]> By: Tim http://www.itwriting.com/blog/352-the-curious-silence-of-the-ie-team-microsoft-needs-to-rediscover-blogging.html/comment-page-1#comment-38070 Tim Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:14:22 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/?p=352#comment-38070 <blockquote> I’m not clear what you expect to see concerning OOXML technical blogging. </blockquote> I think Microsoft would help its OOXML cause if it were more visible in the various online debates that I've seen on the subject. A lot seems to rest on Brian Jones's blog. Tim

I’m not clear what you expect to see concerning OOXML technical blogging.

I think Microsoft would help its OOXML cause if it were more visible in the various online debates that I’ve seen on the subject. A lot seems to rest on Brian Jones’s blog.

Tim

]]> By: orcmid http://www.itwriting.com/blog/352-the-curious-silence-of-the-ie-team-microsoft-needs-to-rediscover-blogging.html/comment-page-1#comment-38064 orcmid Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:29:36 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/?p=352#comment-38064 I'm not clear what you expect to see concerning OOXML technical blogging. OOXML isn't a product, like IE, it is a specification. There are people who talk about their adaptations of the specification and so on, and Brian Jones has addressed technical questions from time to time. What questions are you thinking of (the IBM cataloging of why OOXML sucks or what)? I imagine the ECMA TC45 is very busy working on responses for the Ballot Response process, but they have their own way of doing things. Do you have questions that are not being answered? Where are you asking them? [I don't mean that to be snarky. I am trying to calibrate your assessment.] I’m not clear what you expect to see concerning OOXML technical blogging. OOXML isn’t a product, like IE, it is a specification. There are people who talk about their adaptations of the specification and so on, and Brian Jones has addressed technical questions from time to time.

What questions are you thinking of (the IBM cataloging of why OOXML sucks or what)? I imagine the ECMA TC45 is very busy working on responses for the Ballot Response process, but they have their own way of doing things.

Do you have questions that are not being answered? Where are you asking them?

[I don't mean that to be snarky. I am trying to calibrate your assessment.]

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