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[LUG] Microsoft petitioning to make XML Office format a standard...

 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/04/microsoft_office_standards_petition/

Quote from The Register:

"Microsoft is calling on the Great British public to join its campaign 
to get the XML Office format adopted as an international standard.

The company has launched an online petition 
<http://www.microsoft.co.uk/openxml/> encouraging the British Standards 
Institute (BSI) to vote for ratification of the Open XML Format, used in 
Office 2007, 2003 and XP, as an official ISO standard. The BSI is an ISO 
member."

Thing is, there is already a standard isn't there.  The Open Document 
Format.  Typical Microsoft, if they can't have their way they don't like 
it.  Surely it would be easier for MS to just incorporate ODF 
compatibility into MS Office?

Rob


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