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Denmark quietly abandons plan to replace Microsoft Office

Original: Danish Government silently drops plan to dump MS Office https://www. computerworld.dk/art/297226/di gitaliseringsministe

Denmark's Agency for Digital Government has silently dropped a large-scale pilot project exploring open-source alternatives to Microsoft Office. The quiet shelving of the initiative, reported by Computerworld Denmark, has drawn criticism and discussion online, with observers questioning why the government backed away from reducing its dependence on Microsoft software without any public announcement.

Why now: The government's quiet reversal on a publicised open-source migration effort has sparked debate about transparency and vendor lock-in.

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• Danish Government silently drops plan to dump MS Office https://www. computerworld.dk/art/297226/di gitaliseringsministeriet-har-i-al-stilhed-droppet-stort-anlagt-forsoeg-med-open-source-alternativ-til-microsoft Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0223844 #… · h4ckernews · 1

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