Sending a message: Beijing issues documents without Word format amid US tensions

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14 points akyuu | 6 comments | 13 Oct 25 15:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.836s | source | bottom
1. leakycap ◴[13 Oct 25 15:29 UTC] No.45569437[source]▶
No one ever missed a Word document.
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2. _wire_ ◴[13 Oct 25 15:46 UTC] No.45569668[source]▶
Ay, tariffs are finally delivering!
3. thenthenthen ◴[13 Oct 25 15:47 UTC] No.45569676[source]▶
The domestic clones are not much better… for one, you need to use your phone number (and thus ID) to even start these apps.
4. beardyw ◴[13 Oct 25 16:03 UTC] No.45569893[source]▶
I mean, Word format is not the only format is it. This may be news to some, I hope not on HN, but maybe to the headline writer.
5. N19PEDL2 ◴[13 Oct 25 17:05 UTC] No.45570750[source]▶
Strange that they chose WPS Office’s proprietary format [1] over the Chinese open standard Uniform Office Format [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPS_Office#File_format

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Office_Format