[odf-discuss] Ecma Approves Office Open XML

[Jean Hollis Weber]

Pete Harlow wrote:
> Ecma International Approves Office Open XML as Worldwide Industry Standard.
> 
> http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/12-07-2006/0004487682&EDATE= 

Bob Sutor's very quotable comment (in his blog) on the "No" vote 
by IBM (the only dissenting vote at Ecma):

"ODF is about the future, Open XML is about the past. We voted 
for the future."

--Jean