Archive for the 'OpenDocument' Category

OOXML backwards compatibility led Microsoft to ODF

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Microsoft blames backwards compatibility issues and changes made during the ISO ratification process for its decision to support ODF instead of OOXML in Office 2007. Microsoft’s decision to add support to Office 2007 for the Open Document Format instead of its own OOXML office file format is due to…
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Details emerge of ’shocking’ OOXML meeting

Monday, March 31st, 2008

At last month’s OOXML ballot resolution meeting, 81 percent of the technical issues around the format were apparently resolved without being properly addressed As Microsoft’s bid to have its Office Open XML specification made an ISO standard the counting of the votes on Monday, more details have emerged of…
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OOXML standard vote down to the wire

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Denmark changed its vote to “yes” taking Microsoft’s document format one step closer to becoming an ISO standard. Plus, the U.K. moves closer to changing its vote. Denmark has decided to back Microsoft’s Office Open XML document format, reversing its previous disapproval and bringing the format closer…
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Microsoft presses on regardless with OOXML SDK

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

OOXML is in the balance as a formal standard, but that’s no reason for Microsoft not to launch tools for the document standard. OOXML is in the balance as a formal standard, but that’s no reason for Microsoft not to launch tools for the document standard. However, the OOXML…
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