Moreover, #MSOffice #Excel #Word etc were based on #Lotus123 #WordStar #WordPerfect over 30 years ago, when do #Oligarchs finally have enough yachts and private islands.

so this, and that government funded R&D should mean ALL derived research papers, patents and copyright are free public domain. A small exception for national security, but then the results would be classified, after declassification enter public domain. Use taxpayer money, then it should belong to everyone.

in my opinion, they actually don't care about people, but care more about themselves.

Why does the EU parliament depend on #MicrosoftOffice and is still using the potentially compromised #AzureCloud infrastructure due to the #Storm0558 hack?!

– Because it's easier to trust #Microsoft without asking any critical questions. Additionally, from a user's perspective it's inconvenient to learn the fundamental concepts of using word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software rather than getting product training.

This already starts in elementary school and #Google, #Apple, #Facebook, and #Amazon are no better. #BigTech will always find a way to lock-in and exploit its users while putting their digital identity and assets on the game.

#PublicMoneyPublicCode should be a law.

Robots and Money were not created by God

why is there no sovereign wealth fund benefitting from government subsidies and investments?