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Re: EU investigating OOXML vote

____/ Rick on Thursday 03 April 2008 21:07 : \____

> Ramon F Herrera wrote:
>> On Apr 3, 11:55 am, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> There is a lot of evidence and there will be big embarrassing fines.
>> 
>> The appropriate measure, better than any pocket-change fine, would be
>> to declare the vote null and void.
>> 
> Yes, it would. Why should OOXML be fast tracked anyway?

There is a two-month appeal period. Microsoft and ECMA deliberately celebrated
and deceived the press prematurely, in order to change perceptions. Remember
that ISO is all about perceptions. It's about getting contracts.

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