Microsoft’s Open XML Wins Approval as a Standard (NewsFactor)
Microsoft’s Open XML Wins Approval as a Standard (NewsFactor)
Microsoft’s Open XML format has won ECMA approval as a standard, giving Redmond, so often the opponent of open-source software, a better footing to compete with OpenOffice.org’s OpenDocument Format (ODF). Geneva-based ECMA, formerly known by its full name, the European Computer Manufacturers Association, promotes standards that let different hardware and software platforms share data,