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● 10.03.08

●● Quick Mention: Microsoft’s Attempted Hijack of ODF Now in ‘The Press’

Posted in ECMA, ISO, Microsoft, OpenDocument at 8:52 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

To some people, the authority of a publication is important for indication of credibility (not that it's necessarily justified). It’s therefore worth mentioning that covered in Heise right now is an important new story. It’s about Microsoft seeking to gain greater control of ODF.

=> not that it's necessarily justified | ↺ in Heise | gain greater control of ODF

After a recent meeting of the SC 34 committee, the ISO/IEC group responsible for OOXML, Groklaw are reporting that they believe Microsoft are trying to take control of the Open Document Format (ODF), the uncontroversial open document format standard.

This has gone on for a long time, but Pamela Jones lined up the evidence very nicely. █

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