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Excellent news on the OOXML front

Story: The Contradictory Nature of OOXML (Part II) – 19 Nations RespondTotal Replies: 5
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beirwin

Feb 07, 2007
2:22 PM EST 		I'm pleased that my country (Canada) is one of the 19 (!) countries to submit contradictions with Joint Technical Committee 1 (JTC), the ISO/IEC body that is managing the Fast Track process.
dcparris

Feb 07, 2007
3:59 PM EST 		I'm glad the various countries submitted contradictions. I also hope it really does derail the fast-track process. I suspect, though, that this battle is far from over, and will likely get fairly "bloody" before it's all said and done. I believe the pundits that it's not good news for Microsoft, but I know them to be serious fighters. Time to pop the popcorn, this could be a good'un. ;-)

Hooray for Canada, Britain and all the rest!
jsusanka

Feb 07, 2007
5:29 PM EST 		yes this is good news indeed -
swbrown

Feb 07, 2007
6:28 PM EST 		My country, yet again, is a dick.
jimf

Feb 07, 2007
8:32 PM EST 		> My country, yet again, is a dick.

Actually it's a George W. these days, but I agree.
Sander_Marechal

Feb 07, 2007
9:02 PM EST 		The list, as posted, isn't correct. The Netherlands voted 'abstain' after a last minute call from Microsoft (I'm ashamed of my country). They're on that list too, but the US isn't although they voted an abstain as well.

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