Microsoft is just another contributor to the OXML (formerly OOXML) community now, and today the work it has been doing to build developer tools for what's now an international standard, has been changed to reflect that new status.
An IBM spokesperson today denied published reports of what he termed "mass migration" to Apple Macs at his company, claiming the only point of the test is to try to make IBM software products run well on Mac OS.
If an AOL + Yahoo deal were to be effectively brokered, then Google would be perceived as the ultimate victor. But is that really part of the company's plan, to replace Microsoft in the public conscience...and does it really want that role?