On 20/04/12 10:59, Barry Drake wrote: > Below is an e-mail that I have sent to > [email protected] with a copy to Francis Maude > MP at [email protected] I have also written to > my local MP. Just a thought but some of you might want to do something > similar. > > Dear Sirs, I have been very concerned for some time about this issue > and did manage to attend one of the consultation sessions two years > ago. My concern is currently over the heavy handed - almost bullying - > approach that seems to be employed by large commercial interests. In > particular Microsoft who seem to be using closed-standards to protect their > interests and limit users to their software. An example of this is in the > way in > which ITC in schools has degenerated into teaching of the use of > Microsoft's own products and no other. > > If the following is to be believed, then I think we have great cause for > concern about this issue. Please see: > http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/04/how-microsoft-lobbied-against-true-open-standards-i/index.htm#comment-500786703 > and also: > http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/public-sector/2012/04/proprietary-lobby-triumphs-in.html > > Kind regards, Barry. >
Thanks Barry Also of interest is a new item from Glyn Moody Does Microsoft Office Lock-in Cost the UK Government £500 Million? http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/04/does-microsoft-office-lock-in-cost-the-uk-government-500-million/index.htm Shortened link: http://bit.ly/JrtxdL -- alan cocks -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
