OOXML: The Wins - Miguel de Icaza

A timely reality check; see the full post for a list of ways in which OOXML was improved over the last couple years, in the standardization zone

Regardless of where you stand on the outcome of OOXML becoming an ISO standard, it is worth pointing out that the opposition to OOXML pushed Microsoft into more open directions.

If you are sulking because OOXML was approved, it is worth looking at what actually was accomplished since December of 2005 when the process begun.

OOXML: The Wins - Miguel de Icaza