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Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source (itsfoss.com)
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[–] ShaunKL@startrek.website 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I’ve been trying to find a source but from what I remember the transition was in maybe Munich and it was going fine.

Microsoft opened a new sales or operation center there and got cozy with the government there as quickly as possible to turn them back into a customer.

EDIT: Here is the LiMux endeavor.

Microsoft had announced in 2013 its willingness to move its German headquarters to Munich in 2016, which according to Reiter though, is unrelated to the criticism they've presented against the LiMux project.