Software3.04.2008
Microsoft wins standard status for Office
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) said in a statement that a vote of its national member bodies had reached the required 75 percent threshold to approve Microsoft's bid.
Some 14 percent were against recognition, down from 26 percent in a September 2007 vote which accordingly went against Microsoft at that time.
"This outcome is a clear win for the customers, technology providers and governments that want to choose the format that best meets their needs and have a voice in the evolution of this widely adopted standard," said Tom Robertson, general manager of Interoperability and Standards at Microsoft Corp.
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