Open format for applications

Tremendous promise
Modest delivery on that promise so far
Market leaders don't want it
No global rendering solution for XML/SGML (XSL delayed)
OpenOffice (cf: StarOffice) using XML as its "native" format
XMetal approaches a word-processor-like editor. Needs simpler setup.

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