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TECHNOLOGYJul 27 · 08:30 UTCTHE REGISTER

FOSS smashed one Microsoft monopoly. After 20 years of failure, it's time to smash another

The article discusses Microsoft's long-standing dominance with Office software and the challenges of escaping its ecosystem due to proprietary standards. It highlights The Document Foundation's critique of Microsoft's adherence to the OOXML standard and references Bill Gates' 1995 memo predicting the internet's rise, which open-source software later countered.

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