$11 million dollars is pocket change to a national government. Not ideal, but as a project to end reliance on a US entity, it’s an investment in the future.
And very importantly, the more big organisations switch to open alternatives, the more investment those alternatives get, meaning more development. Eventually they’ll catch up in terms of usability and featureset.
$11 million dollars is pocket change to a national government. Not ideal, but as a project to end reliance on a US entity, it’s an investment in the future.
And it’s much cheaper than paying Microsoft.
And very importantly, the more big organisations switch to open alternatives, the more investment those alternatives get, meaning more development. Eventually they’ll catch up in terms of usability and featureset.