[A2k] KEI Reaction of OOXML decision by the ISO

[Philippe Aigrain]

See the entry on my blog :
http://paigrain.debatpublic.net/?p=3D130

The approval last year was "with comments" and the nature of comments such =
to
justify the announcement until last Friday that the final vote would be a n=
o.

Philippe

Le mardi 1 avril 2008, Anne-Catherine Lorrain a =E9crit :
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> AFNOR, the French standardization Agency, has finally decided to abstain =
on
> the OOXML standard vote. While AFNOR had first approved the Microsoft
> standard in the first round of discussions, this position does not really
> help the debate and reveals difficulties in the voting process of the
> agency.
>
> http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/42732-afnor-vote-iso-OOXML-microsoft.ht=
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> Anne-Catherine Lorrain
> TACD IP Policy Officer
> Brussels
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> From: a2k-admin@lists.essential.org on behalf of James Love
> Sent: Mon 3/31/2008 1:00 PM
> To: random-bits@lists.essential.org; a2k
> Subject: [A2k] KEI Reaction of OOXML decision by the ISO
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> This is the KEI Statement on the expected ISO approval of the OOXML
> standard.  Jamie
>
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> "It appears as if OOXML will be approved by the ISO.  If so, we are
> disappointed. Microsoft's control over document formats has destroyed
> competition on the desktop, and the fight over OOXML is really a fight
> over the future of competition and innovation.
>
> At this point, few software programs can implement the OOXML standard,
> and it is likely that Microsoft will use this standard as a weapon
> against its competitors, by introducing various obscure elements of the
> standard into MS Word and PowerPoint documents, so that only their
> products can be trusted.  They have been doing for this decades already.
>
> The TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD) will meet with European and
> US trade officials next week and likely recommend procurement policies
> that would look at the practical implementation of document formats.
> Specifically, they will ask that procurement be limited to software
> programs that support multiple effective implementations for word
> processing on at least each of the three leading operating systems
> for consumers.   This is a test that OOXML does not meet."
>
>   Jamie
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