[Auzy]

UPDATE: Looks like Openoffice doesn't support saving to OOXML anyway.

So seems the only reason OO implemented it, is to encourage people to save to their own standard. So, from one perspective, OpenOffice are trying to destroy standardisation too (they are trying to force people to use their own standard).

Really, the whole thing is a power struggle to become the dominant format anyway. Since their main competitors are doing dodgy stuff to help force people to move to their own standards, I'd say its hardly surprising Microsoft aren't willing to sacrifice functionality to help competitors.

If OpenOffice were serious about standardisation, they would add support for OOXML saving, but they haven't yet!

[rbanffy]

> So seems the only reason OO implemented it, is to encourage people to save to their own standard

"So seems the only reason OO implemented it, is to encourage people to save to the other open and pre-existing ISO standard."

There. Fixed for you.

[bad_user]

ODF is the preexisting ISO standard that OpenOffice supports, and that's clearer and more open. They also support older .doc files quite well.

By adding OOXML support they would shoot themselves in the foot, mostly because OOXML is neither a de facto nor a proper de jour standard.

So why help with "standardization"? Patches are welcome btw.