Microsoft hits back at government's open source plans

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Vendor brands plans to ditch Open XML technology as 'ill considered'

Microsoft has urged its partners to pay closer attention to what it describes as the government's "ill-considered" proposals to move to a more open IT model. Last month, the government hinted it...

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