Microsoft's OOXML Formulas Could Be Dangerous

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday July 10, 2007 @08:55PM from the who-approved-this-stuff dept.

hill101 writes "According to Rob Weir's blog, Microsoft's 325-page OOXML specification for spreadsheet formulas is deeply flawed. From basic trigonometric functions that forget to specify units, to statistical functions, to critical financial functions — the specification does not contain correct formulas that could possibly be implemented in an interoperable way. Quoting Mr. Weir: 'It has incorrect formulas that, if implemented according to the standard, may cause loss of life, property, and capital... Shame on all those who praised and continue to praise the OOXML formula specification without actually reading it.'"

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Re:Impartial reviews by Furry+Ice · 2007-07-11 02:35 · Score: 0, Flamebait

While I fully agree that the rules of English are screwed up, you need to put your trailing comma before the closing quote, not after. Line 2 should have read:

2. "nazi," as a proper noun, should be capitalized;

Of course, this rule makes sending grammatically correct emails containing instructions intended to be pasted into a UNIX shell prompt impossible. Should we change the language? Hell yes! Will that happen? I don't know, but it hasn't happened yet.