Boston Globe: Galvin Attacks Software Proposal

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"Secretary of State William F. Galvin's office said it is opposed to the Romney administration's plan to store state documents in an 'open' format, a plan that roused the ire of Microsoft Corp., maker of the popular Office suite of word processing, e-mail, presentation, and spreadsheet software.

"Also, a key member of the state Senate plans to hold hearings to consider whether the software changeover makes sense for Massachusetts..."

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