[CS-FSLUG] Office 12 defaulting to .XML file format

[Fred A. Miller]

"Using XML and Zip is not a unique approach, however, given that open-source 
Office competitor OpenOffice (sponsored by Sun) has been using an XML-based 
file format and Zip compression to store files. The OpenOffice XML file 
format specification is maintained by an OASIS technical committee. According 
to a Microsoft spokesperson,  Openoffice.org has royalty-free access to the 
specs for the Office Open XML formats to ensure file compatibility. The 
current XML filter tool in OpenOffice supports the Microsoft Office 2003 XML 
file formats, although not always with full fidelity."

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?p=1459&tag=nl.e539

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