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> What you describe is using a format for the benefits of the monopoly position of that format. What benefit is there to having a plurality of word processing
by WalterGR 9y ago
> What you describe is using a format for the benefits of the monopoly position of that format.
What benefit is there to having a plurality of word processing formats? HTML has a monopoly. Is that a bad thing?
- ethelward 9y agoHTML is an open documented standard, Office's are not. That's why it's a bad thing.
- WalterGR 9y agoOffice's are not. Yes they are. For a decade. (Now, my understanding is that they aren't a great open documented standard, but making the niceness of the format the issue would be moving the goalposts.) So I'm still curious about what I asked above.