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LibreOffice developer explains why it cannot display some Microsoft Office charts (www.neowin.net)
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Your daily dose of "fuck Microsoft" is here!

The Document Foundation (TDF) recently announced the release of LibreOffice 26.8, and while it packs many new features, its highlight is the lack of any AI integration. This is quite the opposite of what Microsoft has been doing with its Office suite, but the tale of the disagreements between these two entities is as old as time itself, so nothing surprising. Now, TDF has explained why it cannot display some fancy charts that Microsoft Office can visualize without a problem.

Also explained at LO's blog, with a less of a clickbait title: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/17/libreoffice-26-8-and-interoperability/

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LibreOffice developer explains why it cannot display some Microsoft Office charts (www.neowin.net)
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LibreOffice takes aim at Microsoft's proprietary charts, exposing why users still cannot view or edit some of Office's flashy visuals

TDF notes that some may consider this a lack of functionality on LibreOffice's part, but the culprit behind this problem is Microsoft itself

Microsoft's policy and tender documents cite the ISO/IEC 29500 standard, but the reality of the files being exchanged is much different as they contain proprietary implementations