[odf-discuss] Private deal to approve OOXML? More evidence surfaces

[marbux]

On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 6:33 AM,  <robert_weir at us.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> I can only see this ending in one of two ways:
>
> 1) Effective control is handed back over to Ecma
>
> 2) or, control remains with SC34, but Microsoft ignores it and does their
> own thing in Office 14, ignoring SC34
>
> I'm guess #2.  Office 2007 already ignores much of OOXML.  Office 14 is
> close to being released in beta form.  And if MS ignores OOXML, then so will
> Novell and Sun.  All SC34 has is a handful of dust.
>

I'd rewrite your item 1 as:

1) Effective control is handed back over to Ecma,  but Microsoft
ignores it and does their own thing in Office 14, ignoring Ecma.

Best regards,

Paul