As a matter of fact, yes. I am Ecuadorian, and we consider ourselves american, just as a Frenchman considers himself European.
Then again, I am pretty pedantic, too.
Some months ago, during the infamous OOXML discussion in my home country's standards body, a message came up with the URL to a microsoft site where you could apply for the Office Format Specifications. The mailing list (in spanish) is in INEN's website, but the actual link is here. As you can see, this is relatively new and probably a reaction to the crit
I just couln't let this pass. Forbes reports that the Ecuadorian IRS has closed down the offices of Microsoft in Ecuador temporarily. This is quite remarkable, since I as an Ecuadorian never expected them to actually go and close down the operation. This will probably be resolved soon, but still is still worth knowing.
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