“Office OpenXML was approved as the Ecma 376 standard on 7
December after a committee process that included representatives of
Apple, Intel, Novell and Toshiba, as well as non-vendors such as
the British Library.“However, IBM voted against standardisation, with vice-president
for open-source and standards Bob Sutor claiming that the process
was ‘nothing more than ‘standardising’ Microsoft’s formats for its
own products.’ Sun and IBM both support Open Document Format (ODF),
a rival XML-based effort…”
IT Week: Sun Slams Ecma’s OpenXML OK
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