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Promise of OOXML Oversight By ISO Falls Through

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the so-it's-only-standard-for-them dept.

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 While they originally made assurances that the ISO would take control of the standard if it were approved, Microsoft is now reversing that position and keeping near-full control over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."

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  1. Obligatory by ueltradiscount · · Score: -1, Redundant

    In Soviet XML, ISO falls through YOU!

    1. Re:Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

      You're an idiot. I guess you were thinking this... "Duh, look at me. Beating a bad and super old joke to death on slashdot."

  2. Everybody now! by Keyper7 · · Score: 0, Redundant

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