[ale] A Real Sad Loss for Open Source in the Atlanta Area

[arxaaron]

On 2010/10/14, at 15:52 , Edward Holcroft wrote:

> Very sad indeed. The problems they identify are precisely *because*  
> of vendor lock-in.
> They make it sound like the compatibility issues working with  
> proprietary formats is
> somehow the fault of OSS.
>
> This is so one-sided I have to wonder if somebody's palm is getting  
> greased here?
>

You have to wonder?   The absurd and transparently fraudulent "50%"  
number
for the nebulous "productivity" claim doesn't make the corporate  
corruption clear?

Corporate Welfare State (corpirate corporapist) fruad  is where ALL  
corruptions
and failures of government comes from.

peace
aaron

> ed


> On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 13:19, Rich DeMARS <rich.demars at stonebranch.com 
> > wrote:
> Forsyth County Schools School District Scraps Open-Source Solution ...
> Sep 15, 2010 ... These productivity problems were especially  
> troublesome because around the same time that Forsyth County Schools  
> moved to OpenOffice, ...
> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Microsoft-Office-Professional-Plus-2007/Forsyth-County-Schools/School-District-Scraps-Open-Source-Solution-Boosts-Productivity-by-50-Percent/4000008223
>
> Rich DeMARS
> IT Manager
>
>
>
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