Post: Results of the OOXML Ballot of 2nd September
Results of the OOXML Ballot of 2nd September →
Posted Friday 8th February 2008 22:05 GMT
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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.
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