Coincidence, Conflict of Interest or Reward?

Summary:

Apparently unrelated to OOXML, Microsoft, a Business Parter (both on the portuguese TC) and an Institute who has a prominent member participating in the portuguese TC allegedly as an individual, are opening a Microsoft Innovation Center in Portugal oriented to clients and companies. Probably some CRM with OOXML capabilities?

Coincidence, Conflict of Interest or Reward?

RuiSeabra 19 Feb 2008 10:54

Players:

• PT-TC-173, Portuguese Technical Commitee which is evaluating MS-OOXML, which voted APPROVAL WITH COMMENTS
• Microsoft, President of PT-TC-173
• JP Sá Couto, Microsoft Business Partner, PT-TC-173 member, voted in favour of APPROVAL WITH COMMENTS
• Henrique O'Neill, allegedly participates as an individual but is a prominent person on ISCTE, PT-TC-173 member, voted in favour of APPROVAL WITH COMMENTS
• ISCTE - Institute of Work and Enterprise Sciences

Action:
Microsoft, in partnership with JP Sá Couto and ISCTE, is about to open a Microsoft Innovation Center focused on developing software for companies and clients (probably reads CRM, and probably focused around MS-OOXML)

Hypothesis:

• Mere coincidence?
• Proof of conflict of interest?
• Reward for activity in CT-173?

Conclusion:
YOU decide.