[odf-discuss] Mass may endorse OXML.

[Thomas Zander]

On Wednesday 04 July 2007 09:22:45 Daniel Carrera wrote:
> Chris Puttick wrote:
> > If they think it is easier and cheaper to go with
> > Microsoft because they have Microsoft then they are correct; they are
> > already locked in.
>
> True. Of course it's easier to stay with MS because they are locked in.
> This is why we need open standards in the first place, to get out of
> vendor lock-in.

And we come round circle; MS claims that OOXML is an open standard, due to 
the fact that it got a review round in Ecma.
So what the politicians see is basically that their ruse worked; 
they 'threatened' MS to leave them, and MS now opened up far enough for 
them to work with them again. No high costs needed!

Naturally, the fact that there are a LOT of people all saying the same 
things about OOXML, and its not changing one character should give the 
government there a clue about how open it actually is.
-- 
Thomas Zander
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