Like it has done with its Open XML specification, Microsoft is pushing its XML Paper Specification (XPS) alternative to PDF through the standards bodies. And just like the case with Open XML, Microsofts competitors are lining up to diss Redmonds standards moves.
Even Microsofts critics admit they dont like the heavy-handed way that Adobe turned PDF into a standard. But they are equally unenamored of Microsofts plans to try to get open standards status for XPS. The most-often-stated objection to Microsofts XPS push: A standard shouldnt be created, administered and maintained by a single vendor. Otherwise, its not really a standard in the pure sense of the term.
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