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Microsoft Claims OpenDocument is Too Slow

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the compared-to-the-blazing-speed-of-.doc dept.

SirClicksalot writes "Microsoft claims that the OpenDocument Format (ODF) is too slow for easy use. They cite a study carried out by ZDNet.com that compared OpenOffice.org 2.0 with the XML formats in Microsoft Office 2003. This comes after the international standards body ISO approved ODF earlier this month." From the ZDNet article: "'The use of OpenDocument documents is slower to the point of not really being satisfactory,' Alan Yates, the general manager of Microsoft's information worker strategy, told ZDNet UK on Wednesday. 'The Open XML format is designed for performance. XML is fundamentally slower than binary formats so we have made sure that customers won't notice a big difference in performance.'"

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  1. Re:I don't know about the rest of you... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    > This is typical FUD! The article is not comparing the speed of OpenDoc vs Microsoft's Open XML.
    > It's comparing the speed of OpenOffice vs. Microsoft Office. It does not make any sense.

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