Donnerstag Juni 02, 2005
Microsoft doing PR work for OpenOffice.org
Interesting to see a Microsoft employee being a spokesperson for OpenOffice.org:
"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."
( Jun 02 2005, 09:13:40 AM CEST )
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