Comment on Criminal court ditches American software giant– Can Dutch universities do without Microsoft?

tomiant@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• stoy@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Correction:

  There is an ocean of software alternatives, however there are few alternatives that offer a direct alternative to Microsoft when it comes to being able to put the blame on them.

  With most open source systems, the buck stops with you.

  Now, I know there are companies that offers to take that buck and accept the risk, though they are not plenty when it comes as a realistic competitor to Microsoft.

  Then you need to consider what alternatives exist to all third party software you need to run a company, the vast majority only run on Windows.

  I work in the IT department of a company in the finance sector, show me an open source alternative to the Bloomberg client that runs on Linux and is approved by Bloomberg with an add-in that is as integrated into Libre Office as the official client is with Excel.

  I guarantee that it is the same in basically every company/sector, they all have workflows that are simply not possible without Windows/Office or Microsoft as a whole.

  Ok, so you start a new company, with all computers running open source software, Windows/MacOS is banned, that will only last until you notice that you can earn more money, while wasting time and money, while hiring new staff easier by running Windows/Mac.

  Would you rather shutdown you company than accept reality and use Microsoft software.

  I want open source to win, but ignoring reality is dumb

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  • I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    If there is demand, they would build it. If a big enough Bloomberg client decided to ditch MS, Bloomberg could either build a Linux client or lose their client.

    Not likely to happen, but it’s possible.

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    • stoy@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Why would BBG move ditch Windows for their client?

      Please ar least try to be realistic with your predictions.

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  • tomiant@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Hey, man, I’m just the revolutionary with an AK. You’re the politician. I just make the machine crash. It’s up to you to fix their mess.

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