Microsoft's ISO standardization ambitions for its Office Open XML file format have hit a rough patch, as OOXML recently failed to garner enough votes for fast-track ratification.

ODF (OpenDocument Format) advocates are pleased, but they're fooling themselves if they think that the <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2180634,00.asp?kc=EWKNLNAV091007STR1">lack of ISO standardization for OOXML</A> is going to put any kind of a dent in the dominance that Microsoft holds over the office productivity market.