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A welcome move indeed; will it pan out in the end?

https://news.itsfoss.com/german-state-ditches-microsoft/


Wow! German State Ditches Microsoft for Open-Source Software

The end of dominance for Microsoft in this German state, replacing Windows with Linux, and Office with Libreoffice.
Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)
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Miroslav Kravec
Miroslav Kravec
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the biggest pain are proprietary formats,...

I don't mind using proprietary software as long as it's fully compatible with open-source software:

- produced data are in (file) format, that can be used without issues with FOSS,

- no proprietary API is used for integrations.

I.e. I don't mind (to buy) proprietary software, that is an interchangeable tool, into which I am not locked-in, and I can seamlessly switch it with a different one if I wanted/needed.

in reply to Miroslav Kravec

Miroslav Kravec
Miroslav Kravec
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which is not what #Microsoft is doing.

MS tries to lock people into their own proprietary formats.

People can't switch away from it easily - ramped up switching costs.

Pure monopolistic practices.

#Microsoft

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