Comment Re:Some Reasonable Arguments (Score 2, Insightful) 105
There are some great points in there
1) access to data without vendor approval/involvement.
2) interop
3) no "remote killswitch" on software
4) no strange privacy leaks
I think these are all fine requirements.
But it's not clear to me why closed software couldn't meet them.
For instance, how does Windows + Office not meet these requirements?
1) the Office XML formats are documented, open, and have reader/writer libraries on non-Microsoft platforms
2) As a result of the consent decree, and much subsequent engineering and doc work, its quite easy to interop with windows and office.
3) So far as I know, there are editions of Windows and Office that require no internet connection at all, and certainly have no provision for remote-kill.
4) Microsoft is actually pretty good about shutting off telemetry, either on a per user basis, or with centralized management tools -- because enterprise customers want this capability too.