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Results of the OOXML Ballot of 2nd September 

In EU investigates Microsoft's OOXML campaign

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I think this list with countries and how they voted in Semptember is rather telling.

Yes would be Yes for OOXML.

Some correlation to countries known to be highly corrupted in YES group, perhaps. And top countries in IT too, no.

NO

Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Denmark, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, India, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Libya, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom

YES

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte-d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Fiji, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Morocco, Kuwait, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan

YES with comments

Austria, Bulgaria, Colombia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Abstain

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Slovenia, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

No vote

Sweden was unable to vote because of irregularities which gives SIS no means to further participate in the process. (read Microsoft into that)

Hungary, no vote.