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"Creating an alternate standards organization will be an exceedingly tough task, but standards are not an area where compromises can be tolerated. Standards govern our lives in a million different ways and the common man and woman deserve to have their standards created in an open, transparent manner that benefits everyone. Let me know what you think of the idea of creating an open standards organization for the benefit of the emerging economies."

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OB ISO IEC OOXML India standards

"One of India's 28 states plans to distribute 100,000 Linux laptops to students there. ELCOT (Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited) apparently decided to use Linux exclusively after being put off by Microsoft's bundling tactics for academic users."

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OB Microsoft India Linux

"The South African appeal was all that was needed to suspend publication of OOXML – now known as IS2950 – as a bona fide standard until it is resolved. However, adding two more appeals with at least a few different issues to complain about will undoubtedly draw the process out."

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OB South Africa OOXML Brazil India

"In a letter, members of a Brazilian technical committee said the process that led to OOXML's ISO ratification was flawed, in part because not all participants were given enough time to make their views heard."

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OB ISO Microsoft Brazil India South Africa

"The OOXML controversy will apparently linger on in the aftermath of the ISO approval process and will likely continue to cast a cloud of uncertainty over Microsoft's format."

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OB OOXML India Brazil South Africa

"The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, has taken strong objection to the fact that despite a "No" to OOXML by a majority of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) members, the software giant "continued to make representations to the top Indian leadership (read Ministry of Consumer Affairs), pressuring them to change the Indian vote"."

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OB India Microsoft OOXML ISO

"In an ominous sign for Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s growth prospects in emerging regions, countries that represent the world's fastest growing tech markets voted against accepting the company's latest Microsoft Office document format as an international standard."

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