Promise of OOXML Oversight By ISO Falls Through

640 Comments Are Enough for Anyone writes "Microsoft is going back on one of their promises concerning OOXML. While they originally made assurances that the ISO would take control of the standard if it were approved, Microsoft is now reversing that position and keeping near-full control over OOXML with the ECMA. This is significant because the ECMA is the group that originally rubber-stamped OOXML. It seems unlikely that they will force changes to correct problems with the standard. In Microsoft's new plan, the ISO would only be allowed to publish lists of errata and would be unable to make OOXML compatible with existing ISO standards, while the ECMA would be the one to control any new versions of the standard."

Comments

Re:Isn't it 'ECMA'?

[Tetsujin]

...not EMCA? But it's fun to stae and the EMCA...

I long for the day when...

[GeneralEmergency]

...I can read one of these stories and think,

  "Microsoft?? Are they *still* in business?"

Oh well. One can dream.

Re:Everyone surprised by this

[Gideon Fubar]

I am. I thought they'd at least wait until they had the 'standard' approved (pushed/bribed through) ISO.. This is almost like them being honest..

Re:Better Idea

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

My unicorn is out back, eating glitter... Terrible. She farts rainbows for a couple days afterwards.

Re:This is a surprise?

[calebt3]

Notice how no Sociology professors seem to be protesting your comment...

Re:Standard?

[Anonymous Coward]

=! != !=