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LibreOffice Criticizes Microsoft for Complex File Formats to Retain Users

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bundie

10mo ago· 3 min readenNews

Summary

LibreOffice accuses Microsoft of intentionally using complex XML file formats to lock in Office users, highlighting the issue of user lock-in with Microsoft 365 documents.

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LibreOffice accuses Microsoft of 'intentionally' using 'unnecessarily complex' file formats to achieve user lock-in with its Microsoft 365 (Office) documents.
An XML schema comprises the structure, data types and rules of an XM
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Another day, another complaint about Microsoft from LibreOffice. This time, LibreOffice accuses Microsoft of intentionally using overly complex XML to define documents and lock in users.

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