Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Sep 2007 21:40 UTC, submitted by archiesteel
Microsoft has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization. The proposal must now be revised to take into account the negative comments made during the voting process. Microsoft expects that a second vote early next year will result in approval, it said Tuesday. That is by no means certain, however, given the objections raised by some national standards bodies.
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RE[6]: Miguel de Icaza's take
by lemur2 on Wed 5th Sep 2007 03:26
in reply to "RE[5]: Miguel de Icaza's take"
Member since:2007-02-17
I never said OOXML in its current format. To correct some of the deficiencies OOXML will need significant adjustments. Further you cut out the second half of my statement. Finally, given Microsoft's actions on the subject to date, I happen to agree with you. Others such as MollyC and Miguel are more optimistic however.
I concur with your posts (but please note I did not edit any of your sentence that I quoted). What I disagree with is Miguel's take.
Miguel seems to think that if OOXML is just changed & improved, then it will be "full interoperability with MS Office, here we come!". My observation would be that such an outcome is totally at odds with Microsoft's apparent ultimate objective (despite Microsoft's PR).
Edited 2007-09-05 03:30
RE[6]: Miguel de Icaza's take
by Beta on Wed 5th Sep 2007 09:19
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Member since:2005-07-06
“I agree with MollyC. .docx is in little danger of being orphaned any time soon, if for no other reason there is the install base of Office 2007.”
“I never said OOXML in its current format.”
Which format were you talking about, then?
.docx will only ever have one full implementation (who will implement it after OOXML changes?), Office 2007. OOXML will deviate, and as such, will require patches to Office (or maybe a new release?)
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2005-07-06
I never said OOXML in its current format. To correct some of the deficiencies OOXML will need significant adjustments. Further you cut out the second half of my statement. Finally, given Microsoft's actions on the subject to date, I happen to agree with you. Others such as MollyC and Miguel are more optimistic however.
Edited 2007-09-05 03:22