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Why Microsoft is a national security threat (www.theregister.com)
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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

There were grassroots movements like the Limux project (Munich using a custom Linux distribution). But that got shut down by Microsoft bribery (not confirmed, but MS did build a new headquarters in Munich...).

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    Yeah, that was a shame. But I really think we'd need a shared OS for all administration units of the EU (from EU level down to munipiality levels). Would be much easier as the private sector could also adjust to it.

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