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There is an audit requirement to prove Value For Money (VFM) is
being achieved, it applies to all central and local government
departments. That could explain the level of council response, they
may have it as a stock answer; especially when the central
government has adopted a 'digital by default' position.<br>
The comment on complexity of software use is the most likely
problem. Switching to an open office solution when you have over
3000 ms excel spreadsheet models including some 'horribly complex
monsters' that interact with accounting systems outputs in various
ways means switching is a problem. The slight differences in the
products become major headaches, especially given the extreme
variety in the technical ability of the user population.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 14/10/14 10:05, Dan Attwood wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">The detail in the reply surprised me as well. I
wonder if this is because in light of recent news they know they
have to justify things in more detail and that this leads
credence to 'maybe one day...'?</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 14 October 2014 10:01, Paul
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FYI here is the response I received from Kent County
Council regarding the decision to continue using
Microsoft products. Any comments?<br>
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I am amazed that you had such a detailed reply, which
explains a LOT and does not suprise me about Microsoft.<br>
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Open Source is not for everyone, yet.<br>
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Maybe one day...<br>
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But well done for getting THAT reply!<br>
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