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Title: Finally, Google Docs can open DOCX and XLSX files Post by: Alex on June 02, 2009, 05:27:14 PM Finally, Google Docs can open DOCX and XLSX files
Why has it taken them so long? A bit of history may help us to understand. When Microsoft released Office 2007, they updated key formats for saving files, including Word DOC, Excel XLS, and Powerpoint PPT files. These new file formats are effectively zipped XML text files (instead of the binary DOC, XLS, and PPT formats) and involve the adding of an "X" to the end of the old-style DOC, XLS, and PPT file extensions. Their introduction generated considerable controversy as Microsoft tried to get the ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) to certify them as a standard, a move which many viewed as an attempt by Microsoft to retain control of key file formats. Read full story... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/neowin-main/~3/T-1p6mm8NYQ/finally-google-docs-can-open-docx-and-xlsx-files |