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Story: OOXML ratification faces delay after objection
Office 2007 will support OOXML's biggest rival, the OpenDocument Format (OD
As I understand it, the problem lies in having to rewrite too much code in office 2007 to make ooxml compatible. I guess M$ was unaware of this problem prior to the vote by the ISO. Makes the ISO look like a M$ shill, or maybe money was slipped under the table. Sad when one company can dictate terms to the rest of the world.
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