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		tmm on Feb 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YC Open-Source Sales Agreement I am curious: why specifically .doc and not .docx? Is there some functionality of Word that works only with .doc and not .docx?

TheBiv on Feb 12, 2015 [–]

.doc is compatible with older versions of Word, and most big companies have older word versions (in my experience)

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