Interoperability, choice and Open XML – spot the odd one out
Microsoft have published an open letter entitled "Interoperability, Choice and Open XML". I often like to think that I am never surprised by the exaggerations, obfuscations and general untruths that come out of Microsoft: this letter shows their capacity of doing just that. Those coming into the ODF and OOXML document standard discussions afresh and being introduced to the issues by reading this letter will be perplexed to say the least.
The letter's contents are extraordinary. It essentially says Microsoft is all for interoperability and a lot of "hype - smoke and mirrors..." exists regarding this in the world. They believe Open XML is a wonderful thing, it is so wonderful it is now an ECMA standard; ODF – the OpenDocument format – on the other hand is simply a format solely based on the OpenOffice.org program and that IBM are being a meanie and orchestrating a situation that prevents Open XML becoming an ISO standard. I feel I have a duty to correct a few "misconceptions" concerning this letter.
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