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Microsoft Challenges Massachusetts on Open-Format Plan (eWeek)Microsoft Challenges Massachusetts on Open-Format Plan (eWeek)Posted Sep 16, 2005 15:21 UTC (Fri) by AJWM (guest, #15888)In reply to: Microsoft Challenges Massachusetts on Open-Format Plan (eWeek) by kfox Parent article: Microsoft Challenges Massachusetts on Open-Format Plan (eWeek)
Ah, but the OASIS OpenDocument standard DID evolve from a de facto standard -- the OpenOffice.org document format. The OOo format has been around for a while, with millions of people using it, so it has demonstrated robustness.
The formats aren't quite identical, older versions of OOo don't handle the new OD format, but at least there has been a lot of practical experience with what went into the standard in the first place -- more than can be said for some standards. And there are already a number of other office apps implementing it, which is key to a robust standard. Implementation shakes out the inconsistencies and ambiguities.
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