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| | OpenDocument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The standard was publicly developed by a variety of organizations, with the notorious exception of Microsoft (See Microsoft position on OpenDocument support), is publicly accessible, and can be implemented by anyone without restriction. |
 | | The OpenDocument format is intended to provide an open alternative to proprietary document formats including the popular but undocumented DOC, XLS, and PPT formats used by Microsoft Office, as well as Microsoft Office Open XML format (this latter format has various licensing requirements that prevent some competitors from using it). |
 | | Organizations and individuals that store their data in an open format such as OpenDocument avoid being locked in to a single software vendor, leaving them free to switch software if their current vendor goes out of business, raises its prices, changes its software, or changes its licensing terms to something less favorable. |
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