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Another European agency shifts off US Tech as digital sovereignty gains steam

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245 points CrankyBear | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 16:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.322s | source
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A_D_E_P_T ◴[31 Oct 25 18:42 UTC] No.45775274[source]▶
Am I way off base, or is there a HUGE potential market for a new spreadsheet program compatible with xls/xlsx?

It can't be that hard to make one, can it? (Famous last words, I know...)

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ironman1478 ◴[31 Oct 25 18:48 UTC] No.45775344[source]▶
LibreOffice Calc can do this already.

The main issue is the collaboration aspect of LibreOffice. I imagine though with funding LibreOffice can be upgraded to do this. If countries are already trying to migrate away from US tech, they could invest in this.

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1. rubenvanwyk ◴[31 Oct 25 19:23 UTC] No.45775714[source]▶
I know actually that LibreOffice specifically has lamented xlsx, apparently it’s a hard file format to design for.