IBM VP: Office OpenXML a Dead End, Microsoft Will Back ODF

“He is convinced that the industry will regard OOXML as a dead
end, and that will force Microsoft to accept ODF. We have already
seen some evidence of this in Microsoft’s recent decision to
support ODF in Office—a change of heart that was precipitated
by pressure from ODF adopters. Sutor suspects that this trend will
continue and that Microsoft will eventually fully embrace ODF.”

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