[CS-FSLUG] Office 12 defaulting to .XML file format
Fred A. Miller
fmiller at lightlink.com
Thu Jun 2 09:57:48 CDT 2005
"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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