ISO says no to OOXML!

Written by Alexander • on September 05, 2007

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The ISO organization voted no to OOXML, need I say more? Well, until next year, we will see nothing more of OOXML.

Microsoft Corp. has failed in its attempt to have its Office Open XML document format fast-tracked straight to the status of an international standard by the International Organization for Standardization.

Read the full story at infoworld.

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