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Why is OOXML a bad standard? What does it mean for open source developers? And what, if anything, can menbers of the open source community do, now that OOXML has been adopted by the ISO?
Late last month Microsoft received a tentative slap in the face when the ISO\IEC didnοΎt approve MicrosoftοΎs OOXML (Open Office XML) format as an ISO standard. This came as a bit of a surprise to industry analysts as Microsoft has been lobbying hard to get its Office file format approved.
Late last year the head of the working group handling MicrosoftοΎs application at the ISO accused the company of stacking his group and interfering in ISO business.
