The Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) has an interesting article "Krieg der Standards" ("War of Standards") about the MS-OOXML vs ODF debate.
This is an article worth reading, as it exposes quite well the issues of standardisation, the dangers of lack of standardisation and Open Standards, and the contradictions in the claims of Microsoft regarding MS-OOXML.
If you want your colleagues, friends or family to read just one article that gives them a basic understanding of what is going on, this is not a bad choice.
About Georg Greve
Georg Greve is a technologist and entrepreneur. Background as a software developer and physicist. Head of product development and Chairman at Vereign AG. Founding president of the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Previously president and CEO at Kolab Systems AG, a Swiss Open Source ISV. In 2009 Georg was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon by the Federal Republic of Germany for his contributions to Open Source and Open Standards.
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