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Euro-Office 1.0 Arrives to Open-Source Infighting: 'Compatibility Is Not Sovereignty'

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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.

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The Libreoffice project accuses the new competition of being a "de facto alliance" of Microsoft and advertising with false claims

·Vienna, Austria
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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.

·Portugal
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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.

·Germany
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how2shout.com broke the news on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
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