On 11/21/05, John McCreesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just heard a rumour from a journalist reading an embargoed press release > that Microsoft will announce an XML file format for Office which they > will submit to ISO as an open-standard. The journalist claimed it would > be announced at midnight CET. > > The monopolist is on the defensive. > > John
This is a good thing, though, right? I mean, people have been saying that if MS would only support ODF, everything would be just fine. So if MS comes up with an XML-based truly Open Standard (approved by ISO), then OOo could use it, MSO could use it, KOffice could use it, AbiWord could use it, WordPerfect could use it, etc. etc. etc. - and all would open 100% right, as long as the people making the software read and followed the ISO-approved Open Standard. Is that a correct statement? So why would it matter if ODF or MSO-OpenXML, (or whatever it will be called) gets approved by ISO? If it's open, it's open, right? What could MS do that would make this a bad thing? That's what I'm trying to get at. - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ Because everyone loves free software!
