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Story: ISO calls for end to OOXML 'personal attacks'
But OOXML is a non-standard
The problem is that OOXML is a non-standard. Like each file format Microsoft brings out every three to four years, it is designed to be incompatible with other vendors and previous Microsoft products, in order to lock Microsoft's competition out, and force existing Microsoft users to pay for an upgrade.
That is the only purpose and function of OOXML, and the only reason why Microsoft hasn't included an ODF filter in MS Offife is that ODF really is a standard, and one that allows competing vendors to interoperate.
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Story: ISO calls for end to OOXML 'personal attacks'
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If they weren't thugs, we wouldn't hate them J.A. Watson -
Well said LadyRoot David Long
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Lady Root, I sincerely hope you're just troll... Chris Rankin
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Real Standards Tezzer
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ISO lost all credibility samie91
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You missed the real story with the meeting in Oslo Marbux
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If there's such strong disagreement, OOXML shouldn... SPM
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ISO process has been gamed, why back off? rkhalloran
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If there was ever a place for non-violent protest.... ijames
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Personal attacks? ego.sum.stig
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Personal Attacks? Moley
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Oh, hating Microsoft is so cool... LadyRoot
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O(O)XML and .docx Moley
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Microsoft has right to dictate standards... LadyRoot -
Apple and Google are "tech darlings" for... ijames
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OOXML personal attacks. ator1940
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Eyes have been opened David Long
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CoolAid required dogStar
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Mostly right, with critical excepti... J.A. Watson
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But OOXML is a non-standard SPM -
Microsoft should not dictate standa... rkhalloran
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Talk about missing the point so com... ego.sum.stig
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ODF is not a standard LadyRoot
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The ISO would disagree dogStar
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ODF is ISO/IEC 26300:2006 Chris Rankin
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de-facto vs. de-jure rkhalloran
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(Full ISO link provided here.) Chris Rankin
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Yes! Microsoft must be stoppe... ijames
