Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Government to trade Microsoft’s Office for open source

<p>The Cabinet Office is set to advise government to standardise on file formats and end its dependence on proprietary software - such as Microsoft Office.</p><p>Cabinet Minister Francis Maude is today expected to announce plans to break away from expensive proprietary software, according to a Press Association report, which said 200 million has been spent by the government on Microsoft Office alone since 2010.</p><p>"The software we use in government is still supplied by just a few large companies," he will reportedly say in his speech. "A tiny oligopoly dominates the marketplace."</p><p>Technical standards for document formats may not sound like the first shot in a revolution</p><p><a href="http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/386770/government-to-trade-microsofts-office-for-open-source">Keep reading...</a></p>

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