On 11/22/05, Benjamin Horst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Count me a skeptic. The article is thin on detail. > > If I were to guess, I'd say they are following their old vaporware > strategy: announce early to hobble the mindshare growth of a > competitor, and then never deliver. The article states it will be at > least 18 months before this is released! And, who is ECMA anyway?
I'm not sure who ECMA is, but this webpage might help: http://www.ecma-international.org/ Quote: Since 1961 and continuing in full force today, *Ecma International*facilitates the timely creation of a wide range of global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Consumer Electronics (CE) standards -- MS has submitted the format to ISO, too. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2189 Quote: Microsoft is looking to establish its Office XML Reference Schema (the new file format for it's Office productivity suite) as an International Organization of Standardization (ISO) ratified standard -- And from a blog of a developer of the Office XML format, hosted on MSDN.com http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/archive/2005/11/21/495466.aspx Quote: Today we are making a really important announcement about our XML formats. We are going to bring the Microsoft Office Open XML formats to a standards body with the intention of eventually making the formats an ISO standard. -- Another article about the standardization move: http://stuff.techwhack.com/archives/2005/11/22/221106-microsoft-to-apply-for-standardization-of-office-formats/ Quote: After their document formats are recognized as an ECMA standard, the company plans to pursue standardization at ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. -- HTH! What do you all think about the move, if it's real, that is? - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ Because everyone loves free software!
