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Experts say Microsoft's XML play won't backfire | |
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| Time: 12:07 EST/17:07 GMT | News Source: News.com | Posted By: Andre Da Costa | ||
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Microsoft's move to create new XML-based file formats for three of its flagship Office products may make it easier for customers to consider rival software, but industry watchers aren't predicting an exodus just yet. Conventional wisdom has long held that if Microsoft were to embrace XML as its default file format for Office and discard the proprietary underpinnings that have ostensibly handcuffed customers to its products, businesses might jump at the chance to move to other software providers, or at least start using rival offerings alongside Office more frequently. | ||
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