Venezuela is now the latest country to appeal the adoption of an international standard based on Microsoft’s Office Open XML file format. Following news last week that the South African Bureau of Standards had sent a letter protesting the decision late last month, Brazil and India joined with their own appeals shortly thereafter. Although the deadline for appealing the March 29 decision was to be within two months, the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission have reportedly accepted Venezuela’s appeal.
