Open XML standard war grows heated

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Aug 31, 2007 4:27 AM EDT
DesktopLinux.com; By Steven J. Vaughan Nichols
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The day is fast approaching when the comment and voting period for ISO/IEC DIS 29500, the draft ISO specification based upon Microsoft's Office Open XML formats, will either be approved or not. As Sept. 2 comes closer, Microsoft appears to be stuffing the ballot boxes of some countries' ISO organizations while open-source and standard organizations are firing back with furious words.

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