In a move some think has the potential to stall the adoption of OpenDocument Format (ODF) as an international standard, Microsoft has joined a group that takes part in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) voting process to standardize ODF.

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In a statement attributed to Jason Matusow, Microsoft's director of standards affairs, the company said its representative to the INCITS committee, Jim Thatcher, will have no impact on the ODF standardization voting process. Instead, he joined the group to put himself in good standing to promote Open XML as that standard moves through the ISO process.

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"I'm not trying to kill this format. I'm just joining the group tasked with ratifying to put myself in a position to push something else."

They're not even trying to be subtle.