[PLUG] Why OOXML is bad

[Rahul Sundaram]

Devendra Laulkar wrote:
> --- shirish <shirishag75 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>       Look at
>> http://ooxmlisdefectivebydesign.blogspot.com/ as to
>> why
>> OOXML is bad.
> 
> btw, here OOXML stands for *Office Open XML*, which is
> a format by Microsoft.
> 
> It has absolutely nothing to do with Open Office Suite
> found in various distributions. Open Office does *not*
> use OOXML. 

It can. It merely isn't a default.

http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/office_open_xml_ooxml_filters
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Berlind/?p=204

Rahul