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LibreOffice blasts 'fake open source' OnlyOffice for working with Microsoft to lock users in
(blog.documentfoundation.org)
this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2026
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how does using docx lock users to microsoft? you can use onlyoffice to open and edit docx, ya dont need microsoft 365? pls explain to me guys
I've had a resume and a work report, both look good for me but totally broken in word.
In my experience this means that the only way to be sure that your docx document is going to look right when shared with other people is to use MS Word, thereby locking us all in.
Microsoft will break compatibility as soon as they want to, leaving onlyoffice docx users with no option than buying Microsoft Office, eventually.
Microsoft-supported formats are badly documented, and regularly broken by updates of the software before changes are understood (if there's even an update to the loose spec we used to have). That's a problem.