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Format Comparison Between ODF and MS XML (Groklaw)

Format Comparison Between ODF and MS XML (Groklaw)

Posted Nov 28, 2005 13:29 UTC (Mon) by freemars (subscriber, #4235)
In reply to: Format Comparison Between ODF and MS XML (Groklaw) by OldRabbit
Parent article: Format Comparison Between ODF and MS XML (Groklaw)

The Office 2003 format has the extension .xml.

Nobody can ever accuse Microsoft of missing a marketing opportunity. If the extension is .xml it must be XML.


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Format Comparison Between ODF and MS XML (Groklaw)

Posted Nov 29, 2005 13:14 UTC (Tue) by cpm (guest, #3554) [Link]

I'm sorry, I really don't mean to behave like a troll,
But if history has shown us anything, it would be that
Microsoft does whatever it damned well pleases.

If they want to call a .doc a .xml, they can. And no
one can make them do any differently.

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