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Story: Google: OOXML 'insufficient and unnecessary'
Actually MS Office 2007 complies with official Ecma standard
Currently there is only one official open standard version of OOXML and that is the Ecma 376 standard.
http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-376.htm
MS Office 2007 uses that version and validates on those XML schema's .
Soon there might be a new version of ISO OOXML and that is then likely to become the new Ecma 376 version as well. The ISO version will probably become Ecma 376 v1.1.
You might not have noticed but ODF actually has
ODF 1.0,
ODF ISO,
ODF v1.0 SE (second edition)
ODF v1.1
ODF v1.2 (in draft phase)
Amazingly the main OOo implemantation does not fully support ANY of these ODF versions.
Also the current changes planned for v1.2 of ODF are MUCH MUCH MUCH more drastic and complex changes to the format than the total of changes that come out of the ISO standardization proces for OOXML.
To call the state of OOXML "a state of flux" might be correct but in comparison the state of ODF might translate as "a state of chaos".
An important reason for this is that for ODF OASIS is doing maintenance on the standard. For OOXML the maintenance will be done by Ecma and ISO together. So the Ecma and ISO version will be the same. The OASIS version actually are not the same as the ISO version because OASIS is not submitting all version to ISO. So at the moment not only OOo but actually most ODF implementations are NOT ISO ODF version compliant.
Full Talkback thread
Story: Google: OOXML 'insufficient and unnecessary'
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Very nice Albert lars -
Microsoft double-tongued Anonymous123 -
ODF useless for Microsoft needs Albert -
OOXML is fully open Albert -
Sorry, the comment was cut short. Here'... garyedwards -
Reasons for lack of interoperbility in ODF Albert -
ODF, The Big Picture Goldie Simmons -
Breaking the Web garyedwards -
Google has invested in competing format Albert -
Document standards 2000355890 -
Questioning Google’s objectiveness harpless -
Microsoft's Argument is Ridiculous Goldie Simmons -
insufficient and unnecessary standard, designed pu... ator1940 -
Interoperability and the binary ODF conversion di... garyedwards -
A bit of background... Anonymous123 -
Microsoft moves forward with OOXML SDK Karen Friar
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The rest of the text in the previous tal... lars -
Google motivation Albert -
Which OOXML features in particular can't... Chris Rankin -
XML in spirit isn't going to be as effic... Anonymous123 -
But does even Microsoft Office use OOXML... Chris Rankin -
Thanks Gary, very informative Goldie Simmons -
Durusau's proposal is preposterous Marbux -
A very Interesting Take Moley -
Features not in ODF Albert -
OOXML performance explained Albert -
Office and OOXML David Meyer
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MS Office 2007 does fully support O... Albert -
ISO Credibility garyedwards -
Thank you for an intelligent r... Anonymous123 -
Of course ODF isn't backwards... Chris Rankin -
Then why add "read"... Chris Rankin -
00o writes compliant files Goldie Simmons -
You are contradicting Rupert G... Chris Rankin -
Terse markup for speed -- NOT Marbux -
Tail end of previous comment garyedwards -
Cut to the chase garyedwards -
ODF also has backwards compati... Albert -
MS influencing ODF development... Albert -
No, OOo is not fully complient... Albert -
MS Office 2007 files fully val... Albert -
That's OK, I contradict R... Rupert Goodwins
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Widespread support for OOXML a... Albert -
Actually OOXML is not really t... Albert -
Actually MS Office 2007 compli... Albert -
Actually, you're making all th... Chris Rankin -
It's a question of greate... Chris Rankin -
Questions for the community Goldie Simmons -
Do tell me more, Albert Marbux -
Albert, give me a single examp... Marbux -
Open Standards Moley -
If you plan for incompatiblity... Albert -
Believe is in the prove Albert -
ODF and OOXML are standards in... Marbux -
explaination Albert -
ODF better readable but less g... Albert -
Interoperability Albert -
OOXML is Open Albert -
Then why does the same spreads... Marbux -
Extensions are bugs, not featu... Marbux -
OOXML interop is abysmal Marbux -
Extensions to ODF realistic ? Albert -
Undocumented eXtensions and St... garyedwards -
Not 1,500 extensions Marbux -
You've got to be kidding,... Marbux









