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OOXML approved as an ISO standardOOXML approved as an ISO standardPosted Apr 2, 2008 15:51 UTC (Wed) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630)In reply to: OOXML approved as an ISO standard by jamesh Parent article: OOXML approved as an ISO standard
If Microsoft wins a contract because it claims compliance with the OOXML ISO standard, then it can be punished if it fails to comply with the standard. So the ISO blessing is a double-edged sword for MSFT.
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OOXML approved as an ISO standard Posted Apr 2, 2008 16:41 UTC (Wed) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link] Yeah, the way it was punished when Windows NT failed to actually conform to the POSIX standard. (Er, wait...)
OOXML approved as an ISO standard Posted Apr 2, 2008 17:55 UTC (Wed) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link] Mmmm... point taken. Microsoft is probably under a bit more scrutiny nowadays. But still, ISO's credibility is completely shot now.
OOXML approved as an ISO standard Posted Apr 2, 2008 19:22 UTC (Wed) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link] In the computing field, sure. But except for a few language specs ISO has never really been especially important there, has it? The field prefers other methods (such as de facto standards, from icky Office up to, say, major scripting languages, many of which have only one implementation but are widely used nonetheless).
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