Euro-Office 1.0 Arrives to Open-Source Infighting: 'Compatibility Is Not Sovereignty'
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Euro-Office 1.0 arrives to open-source infighting: 'Compatibility is not sovereignty'
The new cloud-based, open-source alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace is here, as LibreOffice backers lambast its reliance on Microsoft document formats.
The Libreoffice project accuses the new competition of being a "de facto alliance" of Microsoft and advertising with false claims
The European Union no longer wants to rely on US software. Brussels wants to create its own alternatives to Gmail, Google and Microsoft Office, but the Euro-Office project has found an obstacle.
Euro-Office, the new open source office suite, is officially launched to offer a European alternative to American mastodons. Leveraged by companies like Nextcloud and Ionos, the initiative wants to strengthen our digital independence. Problem: it is already criticized for its default choice of a file format controlled by... Microsoft. A paradox that questions.
Office EU promises a full cloud suite – seven apps, European servers and a clear argument against US interference with stored data.
Because the open-source web office Euro-Office relies on Microsoft's OOXML, it hails criticism from the Document Foundation.

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