Using OSI Endorsement and Linux Deals to Promote Lock-ins

"Outside the United States, which Microsoft virtually owns, OOXML has a hard time finding acceptance. In spite of all the deception, including dishonest and incomplete press releases, technical panelists are able to interpret the reality. OOXML receives mockery. Here is the latest from China:

"'We are calling on the government to veto the OOXML format at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).' The OOXML format is a file specification released by Microsoft in December last year for its Microsoft Office 2007 suite..."

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