NO to the Microsoft Office format as an ISO standard

I ask the national members of ISO to vote "NO" in the ballot of ISO DIS 29500 (Office OpenXML or OOXML format) for the following reasons:

  1. There is already a standard ISO26300 named Open Document Format (ODF): a dual standard adds costs, uncertainty and confusion to industry, government and citizens;
  2. There is no provable implementation of the OOXML specification: Microsoft Office 2007 produces a special version of OOXML, not a file format which complies with the OOXML specification;
  3. There is information missing from the specification document, for example how to do a autoSpaceLikeWord95 or useWord97LineBreakRules;
  4. More than 10% of the examples mentioned in the proposed standard do not validate as XML;
  5. There is no guarantee that anybody can write software that fully or partially implements the OOXML specification without being liable to patent lawsuits or patent license fees by Microsoft;
  6. This format conflicts with existing ISO standards, such as ISO 8601 (Representation of dates and times), ISO 639 (Codes for the Representation of Names and Languages) or ISO/IEC 10118-3 (cryptographic hash);
  7. There is a bug in the spreadsheet file format which forbids any date before the year 1900: such bugs affect the OOXML specification as well as software applications like Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007.
  8. This standard proposal was not created by bringing together the experience and expertise of all interested parties (such as the producers, sellers, buyers, users and regulators), but by Microsoft alone.
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  • Ivaylo Stoimenov, Sweden, 1257516040|%O ago
    Comments: If we want truly open and truly free standard, we should say NO to MSOOXML.
  • hakan cakmak, Turkey, 1257477047|%O ago
    Comments: TEKELLEŞMEYE HAYIR
  • BOOZHO.COM ivanov, Bulgaria, 1257429191|%O ago
    Comments: DOWN THE TYRANNICAL ATTEMPTS SPEARHEADED BY SOME COMPANIES INCLUDING MICROSOFT, PAYPAL & EBAY & YAHOO. VIVA GOOGLE!!
  • Klaibson Ribeiro, Brazil, 1257422584|%O ago
    Comments: Isso é um absurdo, estamos tentando criar um padrão de documentação e tentam fragmentá-lo ainda mais.
  • serpil yucel, Turkey, 1257335404|%O ago
    Comments: share and be happy, not be rich.

    Bize hırsız muamelesi yapıp kullanıcı sayısı ile standart haline gelmeye çalışmak en hafif tabiri ile YÜZSÜZLÜKTÜR.
  • Dimitra Christidou, United Kingdom, 1257286725|%O ago
  • Ioannis Baparlopoulos, Greece, 1257283985|%O ago
    Comments: open source everything!
  • Tamás Gálffy, Hong Kong, 1257273717|%O ago
  • Berslan Ozden, Turkey, 1257245266|%O ago
  • faisal akram, Spain, 1257198473|%O ago
    Comments: tell u letter tell u letter
  • Engin KARADOĞAN, Turkey, 1257160239|%O ago
    Comments: Tekelleşmeye hayır... (NO)
  • Fethi susam, Turkey, 1257153162|%O ago
  • necati aydemir, Turkey, 1257151065|%O ago
    Comments: mean ,thief microsoft
  • Nick Thweatt, United States, 1257124373|%O ago
    Comments: Please stop Microsoft's monopoly!!!!!!
  • Metin Keto, Turkey, 1257103838|%O ago
    Comments: no ooxml
  • Fatih Gezen, France, 1257089693|%O ago
  • Baha Bal, Turkey, 1257082570|%O ago
    Comments: Microsoft tekeline hayır!..
  • fatih safak, Turkey, 1257078408|%O ago
    Comments: tekellesmeye hayir...
  • Kalkan Veysel, Turkey, 1257072893|%O ago
  • Gulay Baran, Turkey, 1257058971|%O ago
  • EMRE SEÇGİN, Turkey, 1257027865|%O ago
    Comments: HERŞEYİN TEKELLEŞMESİNE KOCAMAN BİR HAYIR DİYORUM.İNSANLAR İSTEDİKLERİ ÜRÜNLERİ KULLANAABİLMELİLER.
  • Igor Malinovic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1257006661|%O ago
  • Marco Poloniato, Italy, 1256996548|%O ago
    Comments: Esiste già uno standard, perchè crearne uno di nuovo?
  • HİTAF ıltaramahzö, Turkey, 1256889593|%O ago
    Comments: NO MORE WARS!!!
  • İlker Taşkın, Turkey, 1256842910|%O ago
    Comments: Hayır

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  • Ivaylo Stoimenov, Sweden, 1257516040|%O ago
    Comments: If we want truly open and truly free standard, we should say NO to MSOOXML.

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