[odf-discuss] Basic Compatibility Issues in Office 2007

[Sander Marechal]

marbux wrote:
> If OOXML compatibility across MS Office versions is demonstrably
> bug-ridden and Microsoft's implementations of OOXML are conformant to
> DIS-29500

I think it's pretty clear that the current MS-Office is not compatible 
to DIS-29500. It can't possibly be with all the changes and comments 
still going on.

What would happen to DIS-29500 if MS-Office is demonstrably 
non-compliant with it? There wouldn't be any implementation of 
DIS-29500. Does that affect the ISO process? If so, it might be a nice 
catch-22 for Microsoft. If they argue they comply with DIS-29500 then we 
can show that the proposal is flawed. If they don't comply then there's 
no reference implementation.

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