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Feb 17, 2007

Open XML v/s ODF Or Microsoft v/s IBM

Apparently Microsoft has issued an open letter which blames IBM for opposing Open XML as a standard. For the uninitiated, OpenDocument Format (ODF) was led by the OpenOffice project which has considerable contributions from IBM and Open XML comes out of Office 2007 by Microsoft. I am learning lessons about how easily can we lose focus and corrupt discussions. [Continue]

Dec 8, 2006

Double Standards!

Open XML is now a ECMA standard. At the General Assembly meeting on 7 December 2006, Ecma International approved Office Open XML as an Ecma standard (Ecma 376). The General Assembly also approved submitting the standard for adoption under the ISO/IEC JTC 1 process. [Continue]

Dec 5, 2006

Open XML And Open Document

Microsoft had created Open XML - a open format for Microsoft Office documents - instead of adopting the existing and widely known ODF. ODF has already been approved as an international standard by the ISO. Existence of two open standards to serve the same purpose for office documents dilutes significance of standards itself. [Continue]

Open XML v/s ODF Or Microsoft v/s IBM

Double Standards!

Open XML And Open Document

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