[2Gkashmiri]

Why not now force the EU to heavily invest in libreoffice so that it becomes a drop replacement to excel? I'm sure the European union can spare some euros to make it possible and this isn't even a utopian dream that can't be achieved. It just needs a good push

[spaniard89277]

I'd rather have my money spent in allowing a fiscal and investment frame so we don't have to think of this top-down approach to everything everytime.

[2Gkashmiri]

fiscal and investment frame means what exactly?

[JumpCrisscross]

> Why not now force the EU to heavily invest in libreoffice so that it becomes a drop replacement to excel?

The history of this strategy working, versus becoming a job/contract bank for cronies over time, is very poor in the long run. Regardless of the political system which attempts it.

[2Gkashmiri]

if you were to be given a chance to decide if we want to stay proprietary, continue allowing crony companies to steal data while charging us money for that privilege, what would you do. i want to know what you think is the alternative

[BjoernKW]

How exactly would you do that? EU institutions are notoriously unaccountable.

Besides, EU bodies just make the rules. They don't need to provide actionable alternatives or even have to comply with those rules themselves.

[frockington1]

I like the theory however, I don't think a state owned and funded initiative could ever compete with Microsoft/Google/Amazon etc....