@Dr. Heather Etchevers Institutions go with whatever gets the job done cheaply, and the cost of the product directly is just one factor, the cost of supporting it is another. You make something political that is not it is economic, but by doing so you force yourselves to pay more because you're going to choose uneconomical alternatives for political gains. I don't really give a rip about Microsoft, I use Linux myself but I don't think organizations need to make choices based upon their needs and what services them economically not on emotional outrage.