State's ex-CIO slams Microsoft-entranced 'bullies'

Groklaw has the first interview with Peter Quinn since he stepped down as CIO after the firestorm caused by his proposal to use an open (i.e., non-Microsoft) document format. Among the issues he discusses: Who fed the Globe what turned out to be a bogus front-page article alleging possible wrong-doing because he spoke at several open-source conferences:

... PJ: Do you know who inspired the Globe to do the investigation? Was it (State Sen. Mark) Pacheco?

Quinn: Almost to a person, to anybody involved or who knows about the ODF issue, they attributed the story to Microsoft, right, wrong or otherwise. Senator Pacheco may be a bully but I do not believe he is disingenuous and would stoop to such a tactic. Senator Pacheco and Secretary Galvin's office remain very heavily influenced by the Microsoft money and its lobbyist machine, as witnessed by their playbook and words, in my opinion. ...