The article fails to mention how Microsoft corrupted the ISO standardization process to ram through their Office XML file format. They were very scared of companies/countries/organizations adopting the open standard OpenDocument format:
A 6000+ page spec ratified in less than a year. The spec was so bad, Microsoft themselves didn't adhere to the standard and updates were needed to clarify much ambiguity baked into the spec.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standardization_of_Office_Open...
A 6000+ page spec ratified in less than a year. The spec was so bad, Microsoft themselves didn't adhere to the standard and updates were needed to clarify much ambiguity baked into the spec.
What a disgrace.
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