ODF vs OOXML: Google's Open Source Programs Manager Sideswipes Microsoft @ ENTERPRISE OPEN SOURCE MAGAZINE

Zaheda Bhorat, Google's Open Source Programs Manager, has reiterated Google's position that Microsoft's Open Office XML (OOXML) 'doesn't meet the criteria required for a globally-accepted standard.' The comment comes as the deadline approaches for ISO member bodies around the world to possibly revise their September 2007 vote, when the original submission to ISO of OOXML as an additional international standard was defeated.

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