But OOXML was criticized for being unnecessarily complex. Also, Microsoft was accused of pressuring countries to support the standard, which left companies such as IBM fuming. IBM is a longtime backer of ODF.
IBM's new guidelines are intended to pressure organizations such as the ISO and ECMA, an industry-led standards organization, into rethinking their procedures.
That change is not likely to come soon, since IT standards are just a small part of what ISO does, Updegrove said. It sets standards ranging from specifications for fertilizers to clothing sizes to pharmaceuticals.
But IBM is a big player and participates in more national standards bodies and organizations that perhaps any other tech company, Updegrove said.
Even if IBM made good on its threat, withdrawing from a standards body wouldn't cause one to fall apart, Updegrove said. IBM would also suffer, he said.
"If they decided to drop out of ECMA, that kicks away from them that ability to push its favored standard through the system," Updegrove said.
Representatives from the ISO and ECMA could not immediately be reached for comment.
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