[modo_mario]

It's why MS tried to push the British gov to accept their shitty ODF format rather than a proper one. Because they wanted backwards compatibility with their modern and stoneage office suite versions with their own quirks and issues.

They're obsessed with backwards compatibility and it has it's own issues.

[commoner]

Microsoft Office's native format is OOXML (Office Open XML). The ODF (OpenDocument Format) is the native format of LibreOffice, and the UK decided to go with this one (despite Microsoft's lobbying).

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240225262/Microsoft-att...

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-open-document-formats-odf-...