“Once ready” they’ll save (somewhat) on licenses, what about paying for it during the years it will take to build it, while it’s not ready?

When any random company makes a Build vs. Buy decision the question is “is this a core competency?” Most companies use a package from MS or GOOG because it’s unlikely that they’ll be so good at productivity software that it’s (A) worth distracting themselves from their actual job and (B) good enough. The same caveats apply here.

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parchley 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

No, suggestion those caveats show that you are out of touch with what is at stake. This is about digital sovereignty, not saving money. It’s about not relying on the US. The US is literally forcing our hands here.

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999900000999 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Honestly it's probably a good idea for governments to self host and self support anything that's important.

>Microsoft Used China-Based Engineers to Support Product Recently Hacked by China

https://www.propublica.org/article/microsoft-sharepoint-hack...

Open source alternatives, audited by international teams could be much more trust worthy than closed sourced black boxes.

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PlatoIsADisease 2 hours ago | parent [-]

That explains why Android was not affected by Pegasus and Apple was.

	▲	fn-mote an hour ago \| parent [-]
		You forgot the /s I suppose the assumption is that every HN reader follows headline hacking news, which is valid but still I did a double-take at the comment.

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Certhas 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Being able to operate sovereignly is a core competency for governments.

	▲	PlatoIsADisease 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>sovereignly Minor powers still bend to the great powers.