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Expert proposal China is voting to Microsoft OOXML result to lodge a complaint

April 7, 2008

Dispatch of sina science and technology on April 7 before dawn message, issue standard of generation documentation format to study expert Yuan Meng (Blog) suggests, china should be right the voting result to lodge a complaint of OOXML, connect for language of sign of homebred standard UOF(thereby) win advantageous competition environment. Late on April 2, ISO announcement says Microsoft OOXML is obtained batch make international standard.

Yuan Meng expressed to sina science and technology last night, the outside has known through media Microsoft OOXML is obtained batch made international standard, but very few somebody notices ISO announcement is textual a medium detail, be in namely ISO announcement the 6th nature paragraph in have a word, “In future inside 2 months, if member country does not have the appeal such as formal appeal or requirement, ISO gives corresponding ground announce OOXML standard byelaw. ISO gives corresponding ground announce OOXML standard byelaw..

Yuan Meng expresses, in the process that OOXML applies for to make international standard, object strongly what encountered a few countries that include China inside, ISO regards as a very special case processing OOXML — after voting result is announced still two months time offers put apart member country to lodge a complaint, if mention,appeal, some one act that must prove this case is medium does not accord with JTC1 constitution, or do not accord with international trade and business affairs most golden eggs, or do not accord with the public element such as safe, health or environment, “This to Chinese UOF character is a superexcellent opportunity ” .

Yuan Meng suggests, china should the particular case according to our home, study corresponding the way to deal with a situation, seize this opportunity to ISO to lodge a complaint, requirement OOXML must consider the certain and particular case of our country, “If it can be Chinese market to revise, that had better not pass, although cannot, this also is buried for UOF fell ‘ foreshadowing ‘ , be helpful for UOF competing to it. Be helpful for UOF competing to it..

The voting result that ISO4 announces 2 days month shows, microsoft won the support of the voting country of 86% and the country of P class member of 75% . The P member country that sends approve of bill includes Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Finnish, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kasakesi to carry, Korea, Lebanon, Maltese, Norway, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenian, Switzerland, the country of 8 P member such as the Canada that includes China inside, China, Ecuadorian, India, Iran, New Zealand, south Africa, Venezuela cast blackball.

In addition, according to foreign media coverage, the European Union has investigated Microsoft to whether operate of OOXML voting, however, the antitrust investigation of the European Union and do not have too big concern to voting result appeal.

OOXML is a kind of standard of next generation documentation formats, the ODF format of IBM and SUN dominant has been international standard at present, the language of homebred standard sign that our country makes is connected (UOF) has been national level at present.

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