The recently announced XML-based file formats for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint -- formats that Microsoft has claimed to be "open" -- are getting some heat for not only pushing the boundaries on the ...

LibreOffice accuses Microsoft of using complex XML formatting as a lock-in strategy. The open-source community criticizes Microsoft's tactics in transitioning Windows 10 users to Windows 11.

An open source application could potentially invalidate a patent that Microsoft was granted for XML serialisation last week. A ZDNet UK reader pointed out on Thursday that SXP, a library for ...

REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 14, 2002 — Jean Paoli, Microsoft XML architect and co-creator of the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) XML 1.0 standard, will be a featured speaker at the IDEAlliance XML ...

Recent patent applications filed by Microsoft are routine moves and don't reflect a change in the company's position on Extensible Markup Language, according to a spokesman for the software maker. As ...

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We’ll take you through a step-by-step guide on how to open an XML file in Excel, Word, Chrome, and Edge. Let’s get started. It may sound strange, but MS Excel can handle XML data. It allows you to ...

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 25, 2002 — Jean Paoli, XML architect at Microsoft Corp., will give a plenary session this December at XML Conference & Exposition 2002, the world’s largest event on XML-based ...

Ankush khandelwal asked about compatibility issues between files created in different versions of Microsoft Office–specifically the big changes in file format that came with Office 2007. With Office ...

Several Outlook users have reported the error Cannot start Microsoft Outlook window, Invalid XML, which they encounter while trying to start Microsoft Outlook on ...