Results of ISO vote on Open XML expected Wednesday
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is expected to announce the results of a vote over Open XML on Wednesday.
Representatives from 87 countries had until Saturday night to submit their vote on whether the Office Open XML (OOXML) file formats should be certified as ISO standards.
The final tally was expected to be communicated on Monday. But a spokesperson for the ISO told Reuters that it will issue a press release on Wednesday in order to notify member countries first.
Tallies of official and unofficial sources by two Web sites–one run by standards expert and ODF advocate Andrew Updegrove and the other by open-source advocates atOpen Malaysia–indicated that Open XML is expected to be approved.
Microsoft on Monday issued a statement saying that it will not comment on the matter until Wednesday “out of respect for the standards process.”
Source: CNET News.com - Business Tech
Quote: Microsoft…issued a statement…that it will not comment on the matter until Wednesday “out of respect for the standards process.”
Was that a joke…”out of respect for the standards process”? Can they say that with a straight face? Incredible.