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Actually no. Microsoft at least (this thread mainly targets them) doesn't lock you into any file formats. Why? a) I've always been able to export/extract data
by spongle 13y ago
Actually no. Microsoft at least (this thread mainly targets them) doesn't lock you into any file formats. Why?
a) I've always been able to export/extract data at will.
b) All their protocols and formats are specified openly here: http://www.microsoft.com/openspecifications/en/us/default.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/openspecifications/en/us/default.as...
- stelonix 13y agoa) You only have been able to do it in the way they want you to: by clicking the File menu and saving as a different type. b) Just because there's an "open" specification, it does not mean their implementation follows it, which is exactly the case for OOXML formats: there are a number of features which Microsoft Office treats differently from what the standard suggests/says, making interoperability/getting things to show up in Office hard as hell. This is coming from someone who has to use the OOXML SDK daily.