Why OpenOffice.org Failed – and What to Do About It

http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=14&entryid=1415

In other words, the principal reason OpenOffice.org was not adopted was
Microsoft lock-in. The difficulty of converting macros, and the use of
customised apps in Microsoft Access, were the two biggest obstacles.

This shows again why Microsoft's arguments that players like the
European Commission should not intervene when setting procurement policy
are based on a fallacious assumption that market forces will allow a
fair fight.


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