OOXML aproved
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:03 am
It's officially a sad day for the IT industry. Microsoft OOXML has officially been approved as an ISO standard. Here the statement from ISO confirming it
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:13 am
Great to hear!
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:45 am
not surprise at all, see c99 how they ruined it already.
I Sold Out
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:06 am
Laksen wrote:Great to hear!
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:09 am
I didn't vote for them!
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:05 pm
Like somebody on slashdot pointed out: "Does anybody else find it ironic that the document describing OOXML's ISO adoption is in PDF format"
Well... we live in a time where some big company (I won't tell any names) can **** up standards. But thats not the the bad part. The bad Part is that I think EVERYBODY, yes FUCKING EVERYBODY involved knows what really is happening.
In the End the ooxml stuff isnt a new standard. The ISO is a new non-standard.
I want to live some 100 Years and read the History books of this century. :B
Well... we live in a time where some big company (I won't tell any names
) can **** up standards. But thats not the the bad part. The bad Part is that I think EVERYBODY, yes FUCKING EVERYBODY involved knows what really is happening.In the End the ooxml stuff isnt a new standard. The ISO is a new non-standard.
I want to live some 100 Years and read the History books of this century. :B
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:03 pm
Well damn. I was completely against that, signed the petition, etc. 
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:09 pm
microsoft can't use it officially until June because until that time it is allowed to submit a complain.
Example: Norway has slight internal problem - Norway voted for standart but internal Norway voting was against and norway asked their government to perform internal investigation.
Example: Norway has slight internal problem - Norway voted for standart but internal Norway voting was against and norway asked their government to perform internal investigation.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:31 am
It looks like although Microsoft has gotton to the next stage (OOXML is still not published as an ISO standard), it looks like Microsoft has loss more than it has won:
- [url=http://boycottnovell.com/2008/04/03/woirld-said-no-to-moox/]Despite Rigging, The World’s Population Said “Noâ€
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:39 am
I really don't know what OOXML is but seeing those headlines makes me very happy.