Re:Open source versus Microsoft: The new rebellion begins
by dangus on Monday April 15, 2024 @10:36AM
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It’s actually the opposite of what you’re saying.
Software freedom can’t compete with having someone else manage your email, documents, and communication servers for you.
The moment you contract someone else to provide those solutions there’s inherently no way to have end to end “free” software experience even if your contractor of choice is using free software.
People don’t subscribe to 365 because Word is better than LibreOffice Writer. They subscribe because someone else is removing a bunch of labor from their organization.
Software freedom can’t compete with having someone else manage your email, documents, and communication servers for you.
The moment you contract someone else to provide those solutions there’s inherently no way to have end to end “free” software experience even if your contractor of choice is using free software.
People don’t subscribe to 365 because Word is better than LibreOffice Writer. They subscribe because someone else is removing a bunch of labor from their organization.