Come hanno anticipato un paio di settimane alcuni bloggers della Microsoft, sono state pubblicate le specifiche di Word, Excel e Powerpoint, componenti base della nota MS Suite Office. Le specifiche sono state rese note sotto la Open Specification Promise (promise of open specification) i cui dettagli sono resi noti collegandoci a questo url. La documentazione include tutte le versioni di Word, Excel e Powerpoint dalla versione 97 alla 2007 e Office Drawing, l’intero elenco dei prodotti è consultabile a questo url.

Microsoft Open Specification Promise

Microsoft irrevocably promises not to assert any Microsoft Necessary Claims against you for making, using, selling, offering for sale, importing or distributing any implementation to the extent it conforms to a Covered Specification (“Covered Implementation”), subject to the following. This is a personal promise directly from Microsoft to you, and you acknowledge as a condition of benefiting from it that no Microsoft rights are received from suppliers, distributors, or otherwise in connection with this promise. If you file, maintain or voluntarily participate in a patent infringement lawsuit against a Microsoft implementation of such Covered Specification, then this personal promise does not apply with respect to any Covered Implementation of the same Covered Specification made or used by you. To clarify, “Microsoft Necessary Claims” are those claims of Microsoft-owned or Microsoft-controlled patents that are necessary to implement only the required portions of the Covered Specification that are described in detail and not merely referenced in such Specification. “Covered Specifications” are listed below.

This promise is not an assurance either (i) that any of Microsoft’s issued patent claims covers a Covered Implementation or are enforceable or (ii) that a Covered Implementation would not infringe patents or other intellectual property rights of any third party. No other rights except those expressly stated in this promise shall be deemed granted, waived or received by implication, exhaustion, estoppel, or otherwise.

Documentazione/Specifiche Ms Office - Download Diretto :

• Word 97-2007 (.doc)
• Powerpoint 97-2007 (.ppt)
• Excel 97-2007 (.xls)
• Excel 2007 (.xlsb)
• Office Drawing 97-2007
• Compound file (OLE 2.0)
• Windows Metafile (.wmf)
• Ink Serialized Format (ISF)