How OOXML Vote Could Change All--And Nothing

"Next month, national standards bodies will vote for the second time on whether to adopt the Office Open XML (OOXML) document format as an international standard.

"Whether the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) should adopt OOXML is a question that has fuelled a blog battle between supporters and opponents, ahead of this week's meeting in Geneva to finalize the text that will be put to the vote.

"But will the final decision even matter...?"

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