scott wrote:
>> I wonder if this will hurt the ISO and its credibility.
> 
> I doubt it.
> 
>> If one can 'stack' the deck with voters as it seems MS is doing, then 
>> can the 'statements' and 'recommendations' that are made by the ISO be 
>> taken as seriously?
> 
> Well pretty much all of what the ISO does is based on requirements from 
> industry.  The large companies get to drive the direction of ISO just 
> because they usually have so many suppliers/customers around the globe. 
> It's not just PC software, Nokia and car manufacturer consortiums do 
> exactly the same thing to get their standards recognised by ISO.
> 

Which is exactly what makes it hard for anyone to cry foul.  They are 
playing by the rules - likely not within the spirit of the rules, but 
still by the letter.  So they are legit and have maneuvered another pawn 
closer to the other side of the board.




Tom

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