Microsoft will change the licensing restrictions on Office 2003 formats to keep its business flowing in the Boston area, a Massachusetts state official said Friday. As part of a compromise between Microsoft and the state of Massachusetts, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant will ease licensing restrictions on its Word and Excel XML formats in Office 2003. The state, in turn, will adopt a revised "open format" policy for the future, rather than an "open standards" policy proposed one year ago.
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