OOXML Stalemate May Lead to Cliff-Hanger Ending
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From InternetNews: OOXML Stalemate May Lead to Cliff-Hanger Ending
Microsoft's bid to upgrade Office Open XML's (OOXML) status to that of an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard is starting to look like a good old fashioned cliffhanger.
Microsoft confirmed Thursday that India's delegation to the ISO process has voted not to change its vote from 'No' to 'Yes'. That is, in the standards balloting last summer, India voted against OOXML being certified by ISO. This week's decision means that it will maintain its No vote.
Now I haven't been following the internal twists and turns of this whole process very carefully, but it's been hard to miss all the underhanded attempts at Microsoft to stack the deck and manipulate the process. Microsoft and ethics haven't been two words you'd see together very often in this long, drawn-out process...
But the interesting part of this article is the closing lines...
Meanwhile, whether Microsoft wins or loses in ISO politics, it may still have problems surrounding OOXML. The European Commission is reported to be investigating whether Microsoft broke any European Union laws in its attempts to get as many nations as possible to vote for ISO certification.
If even half the stories are true, then Microsoft better set aside some of that money meant to pay for Yahoo in order to be able to pay off this particular fine that's surely coming.
From InternetNews: OOXML Stalemate May Lead to Cliff-Hanger Ending
Microsoft's bid to upgrade Office Open XML's (OOXML) status to that of an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard is starting to look like a good old fashioned cliffhanger.
Microsoft confirmed Thursday that India's delegation to the ISO process has voted not to change its vote from 'No' to 'Yes'. That is, in the standards balloting last summer, India voted against OOXML being certified by ISO. This week's decision means that it will maintain its No vote.
Now I haven't been following the internal twists and turns of this whole process very carefully, but it's been hard to miss all the underhanded attempts at Microsoft to stack the deck and manipulate the process. Microsoft and ethics haven't been two words you'd see together very often in this long, drawn-out process...
But the interesting part of this article is the closing lines...
Meanwhile, whether Microsoft wins or loses in ISO politics, it may still have problems surrounding OOXML. The European Commission is reported to be investigating whether Microsoft broke any European Union laws in its attempts to get as many nations as possible to vote for ISO certification.
If even half the stories are true, then Microsoft better set aside some of that money meant to pay for Yahoo in order to be able to pay off this particular fine that's surely coming.
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