:Why OOXML Will Not Be an ISO/IEC Standard in 2007
Why OOXML Will Not Be an ISO/IEC Standard in 2007 Aug 1, 2007, 15 :30 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (7968 reads) (Other stories by Bob Sutor)
"Even though the JTC1 ballot closes on September 2 on Microsoft's product description for Microsoft Office, namely OOXML or DIS 29500, this will not become an ISO/IEC standard in 2007. This most pointedly means:
"At this time, you should make no policy decisions based on OOXML becoming an ISO/IEC standard this year.
"Given the huge number of technical issues exposed in the process, as in the earlier Contradiction Period, you should seriously question any policy decision to adopt OOXML at all..."
