[odf-discuss] News on MS pluggin

[Alex Hudson]

marbux,

marbux wrote:
> Nope. Office 12 also converts OOXML to the binary format to load. I
> suspect the old cash cow has such severe osteoporosis that it couldn't
> survive the surgery necessary to process OOXML internally. :-)
>
> Here's how Jean Paoli put it:
>
> "The Office Open XML file formats aren't a standalone file format.
> Rather, they build on the rich functionality of the binary file
> formats that have traditionally been a part of Office applications."
> <http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2005/nov05/11-21Ecma.mspx >.

I don't read Paoli's statement as saying anything about the
implementation of Office 12. I think he's just saying that the OpenXML
is strongly similar to the binary format, which we already know.

I'm afraid I still don't believe that they convert XML to binary (other
than, obviously, loading it into memory) - do you have any source which
specifically states that? For one thing, if they did that, the XML could
_never_ even touch the binary for loading speed, which we know is very
important to Microsoft.

Cheers,

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