LibreOffice Foundation Accuses OnlyOffice of Being 'Fake Open-Source' and Partnering with Microsoft for Vendor Lock-In
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Summary
The Document Foundation (TDF), which develops LibreOffice, has escalated its criticism of Microsoft by now targeting OnlyOffice, a rival productivity suite. TDF accuses OnlyOffice of being 'fake open-source' and partnering with Microsoft to enforce vendor lock-in by defaulting to Microsoft file formats. This follows TDF's previous accusations against Microsoft for using complex XML schemas to trap users and urging customers to abandon Windows 10 for Linux.
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Now, it has shifted its crosshairs to a supposed ally, OnlyOffice, explicitly labeling the rival productivity suite as 'fake open-source.'
According to TDF, OnlyOffice partners with Microsoft to enforce vendor lock-in by defaulting to Microsoft file formats instead
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