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Microsoft wares may be UK public sector's only viable option

dlvr.itMicrosoft wares may be UK public sector's only viable optionFor now at least - even though government buying can improve, open-source is not all its cracked up to be Debate Not for the first time, Microsoft is in the spotlight for the UK government's money it voraciously consumes – apparently £1.9 billion a year in software licensing, and roughly £9 billion over five years. Not surprisingly, there are plenty of voices challenging whether this is good use of public money. After all, aren't there plenty of open source alternatives?…

13/8/25, 10:06 am0 reposts8 likes

Chris Puttick

@putt1ck.bsky.social

13 Aug 2025

Sorry, that post smacks of ignorance or vendor bias.

Rick

@rick-sco.bsky.social

13 Aug 2025

Lots of valid considerations, but the conclusions read like a pitch written by marketing without any real consideration of what you can achieve by developing inhouse expertise with an open source approach. Also suggesting less vendor lock in and incompatibilities with MS products is amusing