For excellent coverage of the issue visit these two very well laid out posts by Greg Laden in 2007 when microsoft released the .docx file format. (Yes, I am a mac user and an Open Source software user. I do run a virtual machine with windows on it but use exclusively open source office software.)
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Alex, an entomologist at the fabulous Myrmecos blog, was also infuriated by the news piece by Pennisi (subscription required) in the latest issue of Science. His take was slightly different than my take on it a couple days ago. Alex is most upset about the pending Microsoft patent claim on, according to the language of [...]
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