Infuriating that this isn’t the standard everywhere.
Surprised the EU hasn’t looked into it, even. The default behaviour to use proprietary MS formats is clearly intended to damage competitors by reducing compatibility.
I’d call that a textbook case of abuse of dominant market position. How is it any different to Google doing crap like preferring their own products in Google searches?
Weird, how they suddenly can do when it finally matters. National security more important than coffers of money, huh?
I mean, you should be happy about that. If it was the other way around then your government would sell your country out from under you. See: America.
I don’t think this decision was made because of Trump’s policies. There were already decisions like this before Trump was in office. Unfortunately, nothing has really been effective enough to force Microsoft out of public administration.
I hope they keep it this time, I’m tired of seeing these, and then “oh, MS gave us a great deal soooo”
I think they were always on a smaller scale. With this one, I’m somewhat hopeful that it’ll stick, and be a long term effort.
committee consisting of representatives of Germany’s federal government and the state governments
good. can’t wait for places to send me an odf text document instead of word.
Or even better, PDF
thats what I send to places if they don’t dictate something first.
In 20 years then. All the custom-built software that is alteady 10 years out of date is built with Microsoft ptoducts as a hard requirement. Replacing that costs money. And if conservative governments hate one thing it’s spending money on something that won’t benefit their lobbyists.
It’s time to replace that old crap
Conservative government?
Absolutely
So it’s absolutely not happening within 20 years 🤣
