tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post7281705240691441186..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Oh, Tell Me the Truth about OOXMLGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-55493911988121133532007-08-28T20:38:00.000+00:002007-08-28T20:38:00.000+00:00Thanks for the pointer.Thanks for the pointer.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-30084540991537701462007-08-23T13:07:00.000+00:002007-08-23T13:07:00.000+00:00I try to resist the feeling of inevitability as I ...I try to resist the feeling of inevitability as I see more and more national bodies vote yes w/comments (Germany! of all places), but considering how hard and how much money Microsoft has worked to stack the national bodies with their business partners, it's disappointing.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what China will do in the face of their UOF. And if MS-OOXML is able to become an ISO standard, look for all kinds of vendors to race to get their own standards certified using the same tactics. Which, pretty much undercuts what ISO should be all about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-4554420925645559752007-08-22T11:14:00.000+00:002007-08-22T11:14:00.000+00:00Rob Weir has a post on our current state of affair...<A HREF="http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/08/dog-that-didnt-bark.html" REL="nofollow">Rob Weir has a post</A> on our current state of affairs with MS-OOXML converters. The verdict is not good.<BR/><BR/>The Cruickshank, et al. paper (along with the Appendix references) is devastating, assuming natoinal body members read it, and then care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com