Hacker News with Generative AI: Microsoft Office

Open Document Format standard turns 20 (theregister.com)
It's been 20 years since the Open Document Format (ODF) became a standard, marking a milestone in the push for open, vendor-neutral file formats — and the beginning of a long but largely unsuccessful attempt to loosen Microsoft Office's grip on the desktop.
Open Standards, File Formats, Microsoft Office, Technology, History
7 points by rbanffy 18 days ago | 1 comments
Open Document Format turns 20, but Microsoft Office still reigns supreme (theregister.com)
It's been 20 years since the Open Document Format (ODF) became a standard, marking a milestone in the push for open, vendor-neutral file formats — and the beginning of a long but largely unsuccessful attempt to loosen Microsoft Office's grip on the desktop.
Open Source, File Formats, Microsoft Office, Technology, History
19 points by rntn 21 days ago | 4 comments
When Microsoft retired Clippy (homeip.net)
Clippy was the unofficial nickname of the office assistant, a feature present in Microsoft Office 97 and Microsoft Office 2000. His proper name was Clippit, but nobody I knew called him that. Clippit, or Clippy, was inspired by Microsoft Bob, a misguided attempt to make Microsoft Office friendlier, more helpful, and easier to use. But most frequently, it was more annoying than any of those other things.
Microsoft Office, Microsoft History, User Interface
20 points by rbanffy 42 days ago | 8 comments
LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs (computerworld.com)
LibreOffice, Microsoft Office, Software, Cost
347 points by cable2600 57 days ago | 218 comments
How the first Microsoft Office 2007 vulnerability was discovered (twitter.com)
Microsoft Office, Security, Vulnerabilities, Software, History
16 points by niklasbuschmann 349 days ago | 4 comments