[linux-audio-user] Interesting news item

[Steve Harris]

Though, see the last paragraph:

"Although XML is an established open standard driven by the Worldwide Web
Consortium (W3C), Microsoft is introducing its own flavour of the
specifications under a royalty free licence."

So this looks like more of an embrace and extend move than a genuine more
towards interop from MS.

- Steve

On Thu, Jun 02, 2005 at 11:48:54AM -0400, M P Smoak wrote:
> 
> How's this relate to open audio?  I know lot's of linux app's now use xml
> for config files.  Now office app's will have xml data files.  I find this
> real interesting.
> 
> quote from BBC  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4603539.stm
> 
> Microsoft adopts web file styles 
> Microsoft is putting a key web technology at the heart of its most popular programs. 
> 
>  By late 2006 all the files created by users of its Office suite of software will be 
> formatted with web-centred XML specifications. 
> 
>  The decision marks a big change to Microsoft's existing proprietary file formats 
> that can be hard to work with. 
> 
>  Microsoft said the changes should make it much easier for companies to do more 
> business via the web. 
> 
> endquote
> 
> Marv 
> 
> 
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