Australia chose an atypical way to save on software

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In an effort to reduce the cost of software licensing, the Australian Government went to not quite expected, in terms of the established tradition of fighting monopolies, a step and saved up to AU $ 100 million (~ £ 66 million or $ 103 million), reports The Register . The transition to open source software (Linux, Libre / Open Office) was considered inexpedient as a “factor restraining innovation” because of the high cost of transitional measures and the need to adapt users to the new environment.

It was decided to fully consolidate 42 government contracts and contracts for the supply of software to all government agencies to the one and only, with the intermediary services of the only reseller. The new contract covers the needs of 300,000 devices and 260,000 employees in 126 organizations. Moreover, the scenario of excluding a reseller from the food chain is likely being considered. An impressive amount saved due to increased wholesale rates and discounts as a result of consolidation.
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Thus, there is an interesting precedent for the monopolization of public procurement at the filing of the state itself. Interestingly, did the authors of this decision take into account the decrease in taxes due to a decrease in resellers' profits that were out of work?

The concept of “ take [your device] with you [to work] ” became another ambiguous governmental step towards saving. As part of this initiative, the use of personal devices — smartphones, tablets, laptops, and computers — will be promoted and promoted, regardless of their software platform. The choice of software is also given to users.