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Microsoft to Open up Office Formats

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the learning-from-your-mistakes dept.

Been on TV writes to tell us that Microsoft is expected to announce on Tuesday the opening of their Office file formats, according to Financial Times. From the article: "Microsoft will submit its Office file formats to Ecma International, the standards body, which will develop the documentation and make it available to the industry. The move is being supported by a number of organizations including Apple Computer, Barclays Capital, BP, Intel and Toshiba."

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  1. assbag by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    MOVE THOSE CHAINS ASSBAG!

  2. Drumroll! by Agarax · · Score: -1, Troll

    Let the giant slashdot FOSS wanking session begin!

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  3. Re:My take by Deviate_X · · Score: -1, Troll

    "This seems like kind of a petty way to go about it"

    This is not petty at all, it is the right thing to do. People have always claimed that Microsoft trapped people with file formats, so now those file formats will be free and in the public domain - now people will have to come up with another excuse.

    Most importantly: Renegade government agencies will not be able to dictate what software their citizens can use based on file-formats.

  4. Re:Ogg Vorbis, Png, and Odt benefit everyone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Shut up, liberal. OGG sucks, just admit it.