Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Microsoft: government switch to open source will cause "dissatisfaction"

Le Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:03:43 -0800,
Jonathon <toki.kantoor@gmail.com> a écrit :

> On February 21, 2014 6:30:41 AM PST, Jay Lozier wrote:
>
> > When I read the article I got the sense of MS FUD claiming that
> > people  "need" proprietary MS formats to be efficient. 
>
> In one sense, MS is being "truthful". There is a huge ecosystem built
> around Microsoft's file formats: CRM, ERP, and similar software.
> However, there is nothing preventing the companies that create that
> software from also supportingt ODF in their products. (NOTE: I am
> assuming that Microsoft has not forced those vendors to sign
> contracts that prohibit them supporting non-Microsoft file formats.
> Given Microsoft's history, such a prospect is possible.)
>
> A second datapoint is that the major a11y vendors do not include
> support for FLOSS in the offerings.  (Two of the biggest vendors have
> flat out promised that their software will never work correctly with
> FLOSS program.)
>
> > I also sensed that MS is very concerned about losing the European
> > market  to FOSS and open standards/formats. 
>
> Microsoft's issue with Europe is that unlike BRICS, bribes are more
> likely to have the company put into goal, than achieve the desired
> outcome.
>
> > governments believing they are doing the bidding of the US NSA.
>
> Any government that relies on any software produced by a foreign
> firm, is a government that is subjecting itself to known security
> flaws.



Thank you everyone for your comments that have at the moment not helped
the UK Gov make up its mind :-)
May I suggest to everyone who'd like to help or express his/her views
to post them directly on the UK Government Consultation website? That's
where it'll have the most impact. Over here we're just preaching to the
choir.

Thank you,


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