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OOXML expert: ODF standard is broken: OOXML expert: ODF standard is brokenI guess this guy is digging a deeper hole for himself...He's already been debunked (See http://www.robweir.com/blog/2008/05/odf-validation-for-dummies.html), and he may be in trouble in the UK for being one of the key figured in switching the UK vote on OOXML.Fair enoughPropose amendments to fix the flaws...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Office Open XML; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
EU investigating OOXML vote: EU investigating OOXML voteNot suprised at all given all of the dirty tricks. And, even if OOXML werenot approved, the actions are still just as bad.Are you surprised that the EU investigating OOXML vote?They are doing everything in their power to "evict" Microsoft from the EU, leaving only "homegrown" Linux...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, OOXML, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., OOXML Standard; Discussion threads 2008-04-02
Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win: Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's winBut of course he doesThat is all he ever does, complain about everybody else.All very good points he is making. A sad day, but, not sure we have heardthe end of it yet. There are bound to be appeals, and the EU is already...; Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, OOXML, ISO, Shuttleworth, Microsoft Corp., Ubuntu; Discussion threads 2008-04-01
Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win: Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth said the approval of Microsoft's Office Open XML is a "sad" day for ISO and the computing public. "I think it de-values the confidence people have in the standards setting process," Shuttleworth said in an interview just hours after the...; Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Standard, Microsoft Office, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Microsoft claims victory in ISO struggle over OOXML: Microsoft claims victory in ISO struggle over OOXMLApril Fools?[i]My problem here is not with Microsoft. I know for certain that Steve Ballmer is a great and good man.[/i]I'm sorry, but if a corporation corrupts a standards process the way they did, the person at the helm of that corporation is...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, OpenDocument Format, ISO; Discussion threads 2008-04-01

Microsoft claims victory in ISO struggle over OOXML: Microsoft today sent out a press statement claiming victory for Office Open XML, the Microsoft Office file format it has been trying to make an international standard through the International Standards Organization (ISO). The e-mail reads in part: While the final vote has not yet been...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Norweigan civil war: Call to recall OOXML 'yes' vote: Norweigan civil war: Call to recall OOXML 'yes' voteThe OSI should be telling us why they delayed anouncing the vote. Thereason they gave is bogus. They should tell us that there are irregularities that prevent them from releasing the vote. The silence is deafening.ISO value in troubleIt is sad that...; Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, ISO, Norweigan, OOXML; Discussion threads 2008-03-31
'Scandal' over Norway's vote for OOXML: 'Scandal' over Norway's vote for OOXMLOh Please!You know what, there are a million things more important than this format issue.At the end of the day, instead of asking or negotiating with MS to submit XLS and DOC to ISO, someone decided thata) Microsoft is evilb) Binary formats are badc) XML...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OPEN SOURCE, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format; Discussion threads 2008-03-31
OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned: OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learnedIt taught Microsoft that its days are numberedas an all powerful monopoly, and that it cannot just run roughshod wherever it likes without an equal and opposite reaction.It's taught us, the community, that maybe it's time to start lots of lobbying of our own. Perhaps lots...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OOXML, OpenDocument Format, Lessons Learned, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-31
OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned: The votes have been tallied but it's still not 100 percent certain that Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document-format is going to become an ISO standard. (Supposedly, the vote is still too close to call and neither ISO nor Microsoft is yet discussing the final results. But...; Tags: Microsoft Office, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, Government Contract, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Microsoft's OOXML gets ISO approval ... maybe: Looks like Microsoft's Office Open XML will be an ISO standard after all. Maybe. Pundits – even OOXML rivals --predicted on Sunday that the Redmond, Wash. software giant has amassed the required number of votes to pull it over the goal line. Of course, a final vote...; Tags: Microsoft Office, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-03-31
OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care?: OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care?Well...It's not as though OOXML is going to be viable as a standard (in the intended sense of the word). It's more like where Microsoft wants to go.The major issue is that (already) Microsoft itself isn't following what they submitted as a standard,...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format; Discussion threads 2008-03-30
OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care?: Those of us in educational technology, at least in the K-12 segment, don't tend to produce a lot of documents that someone will want to read in 10 years. At the university level, where the publish or perish dogma is a alive and well, researchers are producing plenty of...; Tags: Document, ISO, OpenDocument Format, OpenDocument Format (ODF), XML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Quality, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-03-30
Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking: Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is tickingRe:IMHO, it should get standardized as technically it's superior (again anyone will argue) so I'll say it's supports a superset of features than ODF and can accomodate all the features Office offers. But I doubt it will be standardized by ISO. Foolish Governments...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, Open XML, FUD, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, ISO; Discussion threads 2008-03-28
Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking: The politicking is almost over. At midnight (Central European Time) on Saturday March 29, voting regarding whether Microsoft's Open Office XML (OOXML) document format will get ISO standards approval will close. For the past month -- ever since the ISO Ballot Resolution Meeting (BRM) in Geneva ended...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Standardization, Politicking, Iso standards, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Standards competition and globalization: Standards competition and globalizationIf you ignore the obviousThere are obvious differences between the open standards, de facto or otherwise, that are used by multiple implementations on multiple platforms and the ones that Microsoft proposes and pushes. OOXML (Office Open XML) claims to be an open standard that allows nearly anyone...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., open standard, globalization; Discussion threads 2008-03-26
Microsoft releases updated Office-OpenOffice XML translator, ramps up document interop efforts as ISO mulls OpenXML: Microsoft releases updated Office-OpenOffice XML translator, ramps up document interop efforts as ISO mulls OpenXMLHow stupidCan people get? "We'll talk about the price later, just buy our crap now. Trust us! Have we ever lied?"This is a 6-month solutionThis Microsoft-Novell software (OdfConverter) will be mostly obsolete in 6 months when...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Office-OpenOffice XML, Office-OpenOffice XML translator, ISO; Discussion threads 2008-03-06
Google: Microsoft's OOXML shouldn't be a standard: Google: Microsoft's OOXML shouldn't be a standardsurely OOXML should not be standardEver we dont need google to tell it to us. But if google really wanna put a end to MS Make a OS damn'it a nice BSD knockoff like apple is doingThe axis of...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OOXML, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
Google: Microsoft's OOXML shouldn't be a standard: Google said that after "further technical analysis" of Microsoft's OOXML document standard the search giant has concluded that it's an "insufficient and unnecessary standard, designed purely around the needs of Microsoft Office." You can file this argument in the "and what did you expect Google to say"...; Tags: Google Inc., ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, Microsoft Obviously, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Iso standards, Process Improvement, Emerging Technologies, Quality, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-26
OOXML+vs.+ODF%3A+What%27s+happening+this+week: OOXML+vs.+ODF%3A+What%27s+happening+this+weekYour headline says much. (ODF vs OOXML)And as usual the "press" (Mary Jo) would like others to see it that way when in fact it is not. Folks, its just another standard that offers users CHOICE in what they use. Nothing more, nothing less.The only reason the...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), No_Ax, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, Mary Jo; Discussion threads 2008-02-25