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What Do The ISO And The NBA Have In Common?
Sep 8, 2008, 04 :02 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (4043 reads)

(Other stories by David Berlind)

"On one hand, I'm glad to see that the ISO is finally getting the criticism it so badly deserves. Ecma, the organization responsible for putting OOXML on the ISO's "fast track" deserves it, too. It should have been dismantled for the sham that it is years ago."

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It doesn't matter what ISO approves  ...   Doesn't Matter   
Tony OBryan
Sep 8, 2008, 12:33:01
 
ISO has always been bloodsport for the l ...   Re: Doesn't Matter   
omniprovident
Sep 8, 2008, 14:47:25
 
> ISO has always been bloodsport for the ...   Re: Re: Doesn't Matter   
Rufus Polson
Sep 8, 2008, 15:49:52
 
> ISO has always been bloodsport for the ...   Re: Re: Doesn't Matter   
Frank Earl (aka Svartalf)
Sep 8, 2008, 15:50:30
 
Clearly the ISO fails.  It doesn't l ...   What defines a standard?   
Charles Hixson
Sep 8, 2008, 17:02:04
 
Anyway, I don't see it as a problem. ...   Re: Re: Re: Doesn't Matter   
omniprovident
Sep 8, 2008, 18:24:51
 
Rufus,Thanks for that dissection of omni ...   Thanks Rufus   
blackhole
Sep 8, 2008, 22:50:55
 
No standard ever "cut" out Microsoft. Th ...   RE: (4) doesn't matter (or omni trolls again)   
Gary Stewart
Sep 8, 2008, 22:53:07
 
 So now I've fed the troll, again.   ...   Re: RE: (4) doesn't matter (or omni trolls aga   
jp
Sep 9, 2008, 03:17:13
 
>> Really, the problem is the game from  ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Doesn't Matter   
Jose_X
Sep 9, 2008, 03:41:52
 
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