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Re:Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated?... by userbinator on Sunday September 11, 2016 @10:17AM (#12473451)
Regardless of XML-ness, you still have to check that the values are valid. With XML, you also have to check whether they're of the right type, because the format is so much more flexible.
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Re:Why are the Microsoft Office file formats so complicated?... by chris_wot on Sunday September 11, 2016 @10:37AM (#12473567)
You have to check if they are the right type if they are binary files as well.

It is far easier to repair and recover an xml file than a binary format.

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