Ken Wasch Quotes

"We deal with Internet standards that are open. … Why should birth certificates be recorded in a format for which any one company has the key?"

"You'll see the applications group supporting alternative operating systems, and the operating systems company offering its own alternative operating systems. And the winners are going to be consumers because there will be more choice and lower cost."

"If you can control the screen, you can control what people will buy. This isn't about the browser. It's about trying to monopolize electronic commerce."

"The ODF Alliance will work to enable governments around the world to have greater control over and direct management of their documents, now and forever."

"[Microsoft has] a proven track record of stifling key technologies like Java. The value of the information Microsoft is being asked to disclose stems from its capacity to preclude competition, not from its innovative content."

"Lobbying for the tech industry has become a growth industry."

"With a broad cross section of support, the ODF Alliance will work to enable governments around the world to have greater control over and direct management of their documents, now and forever. There's no doubt that the momentum of ODF is gaining traction worldwide as more people every day are discovering that it's a better way to preserve and access documents."

"With a broad cross section of support, the ODF Alliance will work to enable governments around the world to have greater control over and direct management of their documents, now and forever."