as long as the foundation of the file format remains the same they can say they've used the same format. That's Rich Text Format. It changed names, but that doesn't mean the under-lieing technology is different. The Microsoft Document Format, still relies on OLE and TTF standards. Just like it ever was. Just like it ever was.... Rigel On 6/2/05, Daniel Carrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Chad Smith wrote: > > > <quote> > > > > "We've used the same binary file formats from Office 97 through Office > > 2003," says Chris Capossela, a corporate VP in Microsoft's information > > worker group. > > > > </quote> > > > > Told ya the files were the same from 97-today... > > Everyone knows that Microsoft *claims* that the format is the same. But > there's still no explanation of different file sizes, or the fact that a > file made in Office 2000 won't open well on Office 97 or a file in > Office XP will be gibberish on Office 97 (I've witnessed this myself). > > Maybe MS uses a conveniently flexible definition of "the same format" :-) > > Cheers, > Daniel. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
