Ori over at HardwareHell takes a look at the OpenDocument format, & the standardization process it's currently going through. Will the new format withstand the market pressures & eventually provide a solid alternative to the corporate offerings? I certainly hope so.

"However, there's one company whose involvement in the OpenDocument format is very interesting - Sun. [...] Has OpenDocument influenced Star/OpenOffice development, or perhaps Star/OpenOffice development has influenced OpenDocument's development? If the latter is true, doesn't it imply that Sun has extra control over OpenDocument's future?