It got us windows without media player (which nobody used), the browser ballot (which everyone endured) and a requirement that all their server protocols be documented sufficiently for competitors to implement the same service (which we all benefited from to a large degree). http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-04-70_en.htm?local...
But they were only required to incorporate support for ODF in office[1], and it seems like they have complied[2]. is there any relationship between ODF and DOC?
The EU pressured Microsoft into documenting various parts relevant for interoperability. One of them is the whole stack revolving around AD, which resulted in Samba 4. I don't know if this includes Office formats.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Open_Specification_Pr...
I even checked the references, the MS page adds nothing to wikipedia's info in this matter
http://www.microsoft.com/openspecifications/en/us/programs/o...