I mean, they can they just have to convert it. Is it that different from sending it as a PDF because you need to have installed a PDF reader or Acrobat to read it?
The only reason .docx files are more easily readable is because everyone makes a point of natively building in the ability to convert them because it's so ubiquitous. But it's a Microsoft format that Microsoft put a lot of effort into locking down as much as they could get away with, only backing off on it when they started getting into anti-trust trouble.
The only reason .docx files are more easily readable is because everyone makes a point of natively building in the ability to convert them because it's so ubiquitous. But it's a Microsoft format that Microsoft put a lot of effort into locking down as much as they could get away with, only backing off on it when they started getting into anti-trust trouble.