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Microsoft’s Open XML Project Deemed a Short-Term Fix (eWeek)
Critics say the installable software plug-ins created by the Open XML Translator project are a stopgap measure that will probably not be acceptable to governments in the long run.
Microsoft’s Open XML Project Deemed a Short-Term Fix (Baseline)
Microsoft’s move to set up an open-source project that will allow translation between its Office Open XML format and the OpenDocument Format is a welcome first step, but not a long-term solution to the problem, industry players said on July 6.
Microsoft’s Open XML Project A Short-Term Fix (Slashdot)
TechPro writes “In an interview with eWeek the managing director of the ODF Alliance (Marino Marcich) was pretty dismissive of Microsoft’s Open XML Translator project. While the move was a recognition of the ODF Format’s acceptance by government’s around the world, the installable software plug-ins that would be created under the project were really ‘only a bridge, a stopgap measure that will