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Microsoft To Open Office To Other Doc Formats

Sometimes we really do wonder why people pay so much for Office when there are free or cheaper alternatives out there. But then we remember that everybody has Office, and it can be something of a pain to exchange non-Office documents. Is that changing? With Microsoft seemingly willing to open Office to other file formats, maybe.

Posted by Lee Pender on December 17, 2008


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