Massachusetts flips, sides with Microsoft
CRN.com | at | by Mike
In a reversal, the state government of Massachusetts has thrown its support to Microsoft in an ongoing battle over office software formats and has launched an investigation into the states former IT chief, who had been championing open-source software.
"The Commonwealth is very pleased with Microsofts progress in creating an open document format, said the states Administration and Finance (A&F) Secretary Tom Trimarco in a short statement on Thanksgiving eve." If Microsoft follows through as planned, we are optimistic that Office Open XML will meet our new standards for acceptable open formats.