2008/5/23 Jim Allan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Wasn't it Microsoft who invented ODBC which has been generally adopted in > the Linux and Unix world as well?
As well as other technologies now in common use in *nix OSes. > How has Microsoft screwed up Unicode? (Yes, I am aware that the identify the > \ characters with the ¥ character on Japanese computers, but that is the > only example I know of where they go against Unicode.) Seems to me they were > the most persistent supporters of Unicode in the early days when no-one else > was supporting it. I don't see where MS was accused of ruining Unicode. Where was that stated, other than in general statements regarding the company? > Just a warning not to overdo the Microsoft-bashing. Like cocaine, just bit is good for you but it is very easy to turn a little into too much. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
