Would It Matter if Microsoft Didn’t Cheat with OOXML Approval?

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has adopted an international standard based on Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) document format. This adoption process has caused some to wonder if Microsoft strong armed this standard into existence. 

I’ve been watching the approval process for OOXML with some interest. Never before have I seen a vendor that has the existing standard for anything challenged in this fashion. I’m not sure what it means for the market, but regardless of which side you are on, I think both sides can agree the process sure made ISO look like a joke. Seriously, when should an approval process look like a U.S. election (with hanging chads)?

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Three phone lines are ringing simultaneously, the office is laughing with news of your latest gaffe, and your boss is screaming at you for accidentally offering his diabetic client apple sugar. You’re feeling sick, and the babysitter has just quit. Basically, it’s one of those days. What do you do? Easy. You quit. You tell your boss to get lost, and walk out. And then what?

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