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    Microsoft has been accused of publishing "incomplete" specifications for its Office file format binaries.

  • Microsoft greases OOXML wheels with binary tech specs

    Microsoft is making it easier to access the technical documentation for its older Office binary document formats and will sponsor an open source project to map those binary formats to Open XML.

  • IBM plays Lotus Symphony to upend Office

    IBM this week quietly updated its Lotus Symphony desktop applications with a feature that hints at its broader strategy to use the Web and standards to up-end Microsoft's massive Office business.

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