Just like the news had Office 10, 9, 8, and 7 will all these XML
compliance features?

Office 11 will be closer than anything before, but I might be inclined
to drop java if what they see is the same as what they do :)

Scott

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dominique Devienne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 3:05 PM
> To: 'Jakarta General List'
> Subject: RE: Sun Is Losing Its Way
> 
> 
> Did you guys see in the news that Office 11 will have 
> standard compliant XML schemas for Word and Excel files??? --DD
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew C. Oliver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 1:57 PM
> To: Jakarta General List
> Subject: Re: Sun Is Losing Its Way
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> ><clip>
> >I don't really want or need to see Microsoft's code. What I 
> would like 
> >to see is their file formats, protocols and APIs being documented
> >so that other developers, open-source or otherwise, can 
> interoperate and
> >compete with their products
> ><clip>
> >I agree!!
> >
> >  
> >
> We're working on it, we're working on it...  
> (
> 1. http://jakarta.apache.org/poi/poifs/fileformat.html
> 2. http://jakarta.apache.org/poi/hssf/chart.html
> 3. http://sc.openoffice.org/excelfileformat.pdf
> )
> Maybe you should lend us a hand.
> 
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