Corrupt Countries Were More Likely to Support the OOXML Document Format

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Corrupt Countries Were More Likely to Support the OOXML Document Format
Just a cautionary note, I guess. "During the voting process the reputation of ISO as a dependable technical standardization organization was questioned. For example, in Sweden a Microsoft representative was caught offering to recompense partners for voting yes to OOXML. Also a sudden interest from countries like Ivory Coast to the OOXML issue has been found suspicious." I like John Gruber's comment. More...