LibreOffice accuses Microsoft of using complex XML formatting as a lock-in strategy. The open-source community criticizes Microsoft's tactics in transitioning Windows 10 users to Windows 11.

Citing statements of support from more than 300 companies and organizations, Microsoft Corp. claimed on Tuesday that interest in its Office Open XML file format continues to grow. Comments backing the ...

Microsoft Corp.’s Office Open XML file format won approval from the Ecma International standards body last week, giving it needed credibility as a rival to the OpenDocument format. But Ecma’s vote ...

More specifically, the Geneva-based organization formed a Technical Committee to produce a formal standard of the work that is compatible with Office Open XML formats. That committee will take on ...

Voting Ecma members -- except IBM-- approved the move, according to a Microsoft spokeswoman. Members include Adobe Systems, Avaya, Canon, Toshiba, Intel, Microsoft, Barclays' Capital and other ...

As you have no doubt been hearing (at least in bits and pieces), there’s a big move within the networks of your enterprise customers towards application-aware switching and networking. Application ...

With the non-decision from the ISO standards body last month on whether to adopt Microsoft OOXML (Open Office XML) file format as an industry standard and Microsoft’s decision to release the OOXML SDK ...

While Microsoft lost round one in its campaign to gain ISO approval of its OOXML [Office Open XML]file format, it is best to remember this is still early in the game, especially when it comes to ...

I know this is not really a pure Linux type question, but could an open source office file format help the computing community in general. MS Word's .doc is the de facto standard right now and it ...