How proprietary formats have become Microsoft’s main tool for lock-in
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The Document Foundation, creator of the open-source LibreOffice office suite, published an article arguing that proprietary formats have become Microsoft's primary tool for customer lock-in. The foundation is a longtime advocate for open file standards in productivity software.
Source: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/17/micro...
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