Microsoft wares may be UK public sector’s only viable option

For now at least, even though government buying can improve, open source is not all it’s cracked up to be

Debate  Not for the first time, Microsoft is in the spotlight for the UK government’s money it voraciously consumes – apparently £1.9 billion a year in software licensing, and roughly £9 billion over five years. Not surprisingly, there are plenty of voices challenging whether this is good use of public money. After all, aren’t there plenty of open source alternatives?…