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as the bugs haven't been fixed in the specification
and many technical problems identified were rolled up to be addressed by the "standardisation process" that somehow happens *after* OOXML has been declared a standard...???

So it's going to be a long time before there's a fixed target to implement to let alone a reference implementation.
(and even then, it will be a gargantuan pig to implement the full standard).
Even after spending lots of money to implement this, the feature set will be no greater than ODF.... so why?

OOXML is *still* nonsense, and always will be.
Posted by: stevey_d   Posted on: 04/21/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Change the format and not the software...  Anton Philidor | 04/21/08
Which was...  zkiwi | 04/21/08
Make the ISO standard conform to Microsoft's code base you mean?  fr0thy2 | 04/21/08
Informative  Anton Philidor | 04/21/08
So...  zkiwi | 04/21/08
More likely...  bportlock | 04/21/08
Well...  zkiwi | 04/21/08
Observing the forms.  Anton Philidor | 04/21/08
Michael? Don't you mean...  zkiwi | 04/21/08
I like the way you imply that ...  fr0thy2 | 04/21/08
If you mean Vista...  Anton Philidor | 04/21/08
"Having found what the public wants"  fr0thy2 | 04/21/08
Congruent interests  Anton Philidor | 04/21/08
You forgot to mention...  zkiwi | 04/21/08
LOL! Classic cart before the horse:  OButterball | 04/21/08
Setting rules  Anton Philidor | 04/21/08
What?!?  OButterball | 04/21/08
When to obtain designation as a standard.  Anton Philidor | 04/21/08
Standards More Important than MS' Need to "Improve Software"  Mercutio_Viz | 04/21/08
Speculation  Anton Philidor | 04/21/08
I'll have to hand it to you  Ole Man | 04/21/08
Didn't we know that already?  Michael Kelly | 04/21/08
Yes Microsoft said this months ago  Johnny Vegas | 04/21/08
Spot on.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/08
Especially as their code base is as poor as their "standards"  fr0thy2 | 04/21/08
Show us your proof  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/08
Well...  zkiwi | 04/21/08
I'll answer your question....  bportlock | 04/21/08
Whoa, hang on...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/08
Well, where is your reply?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/08
Some of us work for a living, Axhead.  OButterball | 04/21/08
NWOR (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/08
Apparently some people have lives outside of ZDNet forums.  B.O.F.H. | 04/21/08
Apparently not you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/21/08
Right. So when the ISO says "make this change"  GuidingLight | 04/21/08
One thing...  zkiwi | 04/21/08
ISO doesn't tell anyone to do anything  Ole Man | 04/21/08
software vs. format  shis-ka-bob | 04/21/08
So, where's the reference implementation?  zkiwi | 04/21/08
as the bugs haven't been fixed in the specification  stevey_d | 04/21/08
*ssshhh*  zkiwi | 04/21/08
Your last sentence says it all  Ole Man | 04/21/08
If no one uses MS-OOXML, does it exist?  zaine_ridling | 04/22/08
OOXML is real get used to it.  kyron.gustafson@... | 04/22/08
Except...  zkiwi | 04/23/08
One small forgotten thing...  Mitch 74 | 04/22/08

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