Hoping to shift industry focus to the company’s new “kindler, gentler” business approach, Microsoft has announced the availability of royalty-free licensing of its Office 2003 XML reference schemas and documentation. Long resented for its closed, proprietary software and facing increased competition from Linux and other open-source alternatives, Microsoft is promoting integration of its Office 2003 software by freely offering the schemas — the structural underpinnings — of the latest Word and Excel applications.
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Microsoft Opens XML Schemas for Office 2003
Posted by: Jay Lyman November 17, 2003 02:51 PMHoping to shift industry focus to the company’s new “kindler, gentler” business approach, Microsoft has announced the availability of royalty-free licensing of its Office 2003 XML reference schemas and documentation. Long resented for its closed, proprietary software and facing increased competition from Linux and other open-source alternatives, Microsoft is promoting integration of its Office 2003 software by freely offering the schemas — the structural underpinnings — of the latest Word and Excel applications.