Brazil, India, SAfrica appeal standard status for Microsoft Office

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

GENEVA (AFP) — Brazil, India and South Africa have lodged an appeal against a decision to grant international standard recognition to Microsoft's Office software package, a standards agency overseeing the case said Friday.

"The appeals were filed during the course of the week," said Jonathan Buck, head of communications for the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

The IEC and fellow standards agency the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) will now spend 30 days evaluating whether the appeals meet the necessary criteria.

If so, the appeals will then be considered by the technical appeals committees of both organisations, Buck said.

He added he could not give details on the content of the appeals because of the confidential...