Re: OT Re: [libreoffice-users] RE: Compatibility problems between LO Calc and EXCEL 2007 and 2010 (XLSX)

Cor Nouws wrote:
> Andreas Säger wrote (23-08-11 21:07)
> > Currently there is no application which handles OOXML but not the binary
> > doc/xls/ppt. You can send binaries and they will open in WinWord without
> > problem.
> > There may be very, very rare cases where XML processors handle the
> > document
> > rather than WinWord. Well, I think that not handling these rare cases is
> > better than spreading the desease.
>
> I would have the feeling that we can broaden our user base by supporting 
> that too. But honestly: I have no scientific prove to support my or 
> reject your idea.
Nothing scientific neither, but interesting reading:
http://www.robweir.com/blog/2011/01/microsoft-remove-doc-format-support.html

In the past 2 years I received quite a few Excel/WinWord files. None of them
was OOXML.

Completely free ODF support for MSOffice is the the way to go:
http://www.osor.eu/news/danish-hospital-hassle-free-use-of-odf-across-competing-office-suites
The old Sun plugin for MS Office is still downloadable for free. It
resembles OOo 3.2 which should be still close to perfect.

I'm afraid it is too late by now. Go-OO/LibO gave up the fight long before
OOXML entered the scene. Withdrawal of OOXML export is not an option
anymore.

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