Re: [xml-dev] Low-end Office 11 won't do user schemas, it seems

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Rick Jelliffe <>
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Re: [xml-dev] Low-end Office 11 won't do user schemas, it seems
From: "John Cowan" <>

> http://news.com.com/2100-1012-996528.html says that the low-end version of
> Office 11 won't do custom schemas, unlike the beta release and the 
> Professional and Enterprise versions.  The built-in schema will still
> be available in the low-end version, but it has not been fully documented.

It does't surprise me.  Any QASIWYG editor requires stylesheets to operate,
and these require skills an awareness beyond those of normal users of the Office 
suite.  I think Corel's experience (and to a lesser extent Adobe's) gives us
a big hint that being able to produce structured documents is simply not an
important feature in the SOHO market.

Cheers
Rick Jelliffe