Planning for Office 2013 began in parallel with the Windows team’s planning for Windows 8, said microsoft Vice President for Office P.J. Hough during a private briefing on the new Office platform.
Microsoft indicated in a blog that its next version of Office 2013 will offer robust interoperability with ODF 1.2 and PDF and this could be a nice deal for Openoffice backers.
In a blog, executives said Office 2013 will offer interoperability support for all ODF 1.2 specifications including spreadsheet formulas and digital signatures.
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/office-2013-microsofts-bid-to-win-the-future/
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