Bad surprise in Microsoft Office binary documents : interoperability remains impossible
A new article is available over at the "OOXML is defective by design" blog.
Bad surprise in Microsoft Office binary documents : interoperability remains impossible
http://ooxmlisdefectivebydesign.blogspot.com/2008/03/bad-surprise-in-microsoft-office-binary.html
It rebutts some of the claims Microsoft is making with :
- the direct availability of some of the binary document specifications
- the open source project (Feb 15) meant to migrate binary files
It urges ISO national bodies to take these actions with a grain of salt and instead to require Microsoft to open up the source code of the Microsoft Office compatibility pack since it's a better proposition for third-parties.