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Mass. plan to dump MS Office for OpenDocument a 'matter of control' | |
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| Time: 13:40 EST/18:40 GMT | News Source: *Linked Within Post* | Posted By: Andre Da Costa | ||
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts' plan to standardize desktop applications on OpenDocument, an open standard not supported by Microsoft Office, essentially comes down to a matter of control, according Stephen O'Grady, software expert and principal analyst with Denver-based consultancy RedMonk. O'Grady has been following the story closely and explains that as a sovereign entity, Massachusetts feels the need to be in complete control of its desktop technology, rather than relying on a single company -- Microsoft -- for its office productivity needs. SearchOpenSource.com recently spoke with O'Grady to get a fresh perspective on Massachusetts' controversial move and to get his opinion on what the decision means for open source software adoption rates worldwide. | ||
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| #1 By 32132 (207.6.54.19) at 10/10/2005 9:31:15 PM |
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"Massachusetts feels the need to be in complete control of its desktop technology"
What about its server technology? Isn't 99% of the Massachussetts data stored on servers and in proprietary databases like Oracle? Oh wait. This isn't about being about "a sovereign power". Its about nutbar anti-Microsoft bigots trying to screw up the state employees productivity for 5 or 10 years. |
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