OOXML: What's the Big Deal?

  2008-02-20 07:30:02
OOXML is essentially a complete replication of every chunk of data that a Microsoft Office application might possibly save in a file. The OOXML specification has been both criticized and defended by a number of people, leading many to wonderwhat the big deal is. This article illustrates the basis of technical, rather than political, objections to treating OOXML as a standard. 
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