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Why doesn't Microsoft Office move to Open Document Formats?

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Question added by Zaid Mahadin
Date Posted: 2015/05/26
Ahmed Maher allam
by Ahmed Maher allam , Senior IT Consultant , CBK - G&D - AXIS-olutions

becuase they need money .............

Labeeb Abdul Kareem
by Labeeb Abdul Kareem , IT Support Engineer , Access Computers

First of all, in the Software industry there are Two different concepts when it comes to Software Products.

1.Propritory(Paid Software,We can use only if we purchase)

2.Open Source(Free under few circumstances)

Microsoft is well known for their paid products.But people purchase their product Because their software are AWSOME  That is why90% of computers around the globe have microsofts operating system.They are not free but they are too good.

When it comes to MICROSOFT OFFICE, If they start to support open documents, they believe it will

affect their BUSINESS

Mohammad Basheer abu ahmad
by Mohammad Basheer abu ahmad , مشرف كمبيوتر ، الإشراف على الموظفين , قطاع عام

I think MS Office2007 opens some document files such as XML format

Musharif Hussain
by Musharif Hussain , Sr. Engineer (Instrumentation &Control) , Matiari Group

Every software is opening its own formats.

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