Microsoft Says OOXML Vote Was Fair
The Office Open XML file format derived from Microsoft Office 2007 was ratified as an ISO standard by 61 countries, including the U.S., the UK, Germany, and Japan.
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) said allegations that it improperly influenced the vote on a new standard for digital document creation are unfounded and arise mostly from individuals and companies unhappy with the vote's result.
"People who didn't like the outcome are attacking the outcome," said Tom Robertson, Microsoft's general manager for interoperability and standards, in an interview Friday.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) said Wednesday that its members voted to approve as an open standard a new document format called Office Open XML that's derived from Microsoft Office 2007.
The result sparked an outcry from critics who claim Microsoft stuffed local voting committees with individuals supportive of OOXML.
For instance, the chairman of a Norwegian committee tasked with studying the format last week filed a protest against his country's decision to vote yes on OOXML.
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They have got some nerve on them! Their hundreds of known corruptions are well documented and are here to stay and rebut 'deniers' like Tom Robertson.