Critic Bashes Massachusetts on Open XML Proposal
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| Updegrove said the level of detail in the 6,039 pages of Ecma-376
| specification "will place a straightjacket on innovation, restricting any
| implementation to rigid conformance."
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| "As one who has long studied and promoted the importance of open standards, I
| urge [Massachusetts] to hold the marketplace to a higher standard and to
| refuse to include Ecma-376 on its approved list."
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| Turbolinux was rumored to be considering signing a similar deal before the
| GPLv3 release, but an agreement between the company and Microsoft never
| materialized.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,134502-pg,1/article.html
Related:
OOXML: The Formula for Failure
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| As I've shown, in the rush to write a 6,000 page standard in less than a
| year, Ecma dropped the ball. OOXML's spreadsheet formula is worse than
| missing. It has incorrect formulas that, if implemented according to the
| standard may cause loss of life, property and capital. This standard is
| seriously messed up. And shame on all those who praised and continue to
| praise the OOXML formula specification without actually reading it.
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http://www.robweir.com/blog/2007/07/formula-for-failure.html
Mathematically Incorrect
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| So when it comes to comparing MSOOXML and ODF v1.0 on the basis of the
| inclusion of "Formula Definitions", it becomes clear that the anti-ODF folk
| have not much to shout about. In fact MSOOXML's "Formula Definition" is
| deficient and inaccurate.
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http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2007/07/mathematically-.html
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