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Microsoft’s Formats Are the Real Cancer Redmond Blamed on FOSS
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In a previous article, we explored the importance of standards: how the unspoken agreements governing electrical sockets, paper sizes, and file formats form the foundations of a world in which choices remain open and power is not concentrated in the hands of a single player. We concluded with a question: if open standards are so beneficial, why aren’t they universally adopted?
The answer, in the case of document formats, lies in a single page produced by Microsoft Office. Getting rid of it is harder than it seems.