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Strict, but do not use it as the default file format because of backwards compatibility concerns.

Background

In 2000, Microsoft released an initial version of an XML-based format for Microsoft Excel, which was incorporated in Office XP. In 2002, a new file format for Microsoft Word followed. The Excel and Word formats--known as the Microsoft Office XML formats--were later incorporated into the 2003 release of Microsoft Office.

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