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Originally Posted by toddos
Docx (or more correct, Office Open XML) is standardized by ECMA. The spec is available to anyone who wants it, and can be implemented by anybody who can follow the spec. If you're having trouble opening a docx file, you're missing software but that doesn't mean you have to go buy Office 2010 to be able to open it.
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Yes but that assumes you know this... not true for a very large number of Office users (especially those with older versions/older machines) who actually just want to get on with some work rather than having to put in time knowing what's going on under the hood...