LibreOffice slams rival Euro-Office as ‘de facto ally’ of Microsoft lock-in – as concerns over possible Russian meddling rise

• Euro-Office uses Microsoft’s OOXML format by default, which encourages vendor lock-in
• LibreOffice calls the European sovereign that offers an obvious “freeware” copy of MS Office
• Euro-Office and its origin, OnlyOffice, are mostly created by Russian developers

The Document Foundation – the organization behind LibreOffice – has publicly criticized Euro-Office over concerns that it does not really promote European digital sovereignty, despite its marketing as a viable European alternative to Microsoft Office.

LibreOffice described Euro-Office as a “freeware clone” of its Big Tech rival and claimed its strategy is to mimic Microsoft’s interface and workflows.