The Document World: The Age of Empires

• WYSIWYG editing
• Every vendor has a format
• A binary format
• An incompatible binary format
• That changes with every release
• Incompatibly

And Now, The Bad News

• What You See Is All You Get
• Lose software compatibility, lose your document!
• Conclusion: Your vendor owns your data, in effect.
• No help for document quality control, reuse, or longevity.

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