Novell Could Take a Lesson from New Zealand
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2007-03-12 10:32:39 UTC
- Modified: 2007-03-12 10:34:26 UTC
In the latest objection to Microsoft's
OOXML, New Zealand explains why
this format is not acceptable for adoption as a standard.
Standards New Zealand, our representative organisation in dealings with the ISO, objects on the grounds that Open Document has already been approved
Novell,
are you listening at all? Or do you just obey Microsoft, on whom you are
financially dependent? The good news is that
OOXML is heading toward failure. However, with Novell's incorporation of OOXML support into its branch of OpenOffice, Microsoft formats could gain and even retain a
de facto status, which they so desparately crave. It would be virtually impossible to replicate all information/code that is contained within (
and beyond) a 6,000-page document.
Comments
Stephane Rodriguez
2007-03-12 11:47:21
It's very very early support at this point (I am following this a bit). I expect at least two years of work to get there. Microsoft will have released Office 14 by then, with additional lock-in to worry about. This is the typical Fire and motion game, and I don't think it is worth playing : major disruptions are happening before our eyes in Office 2.0 (web-only).