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public services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird) (euro-stack.com)
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they will save 188,000 € on Microsoft license fees per year

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[–] 65 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Just wait for Microsoft to start astroturfing the initiative.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Embrace, extend, extinguish will accelerate.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (2 children)

    What makes you think FOSS cannot use the same strat ?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Didn't the Trump admin suspend enforcement of foreign anti-bribery laws? Microsoft just has to write a check to the right person to kill this.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Breaking anti-bribery laws of a country is illegal, no matter whether they are enforced in some other country or not. Of course Microsoft can break the law and then keep paying large fines until they decide to no longer break the law.

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