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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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[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 46 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Germany has done this multiple times before. Microsoft has historically swept in with some sweetheart deal to lure them back.

Hopefully it sticks this time.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hard to catch fish if you see the fish as dumb idiots, for some reason the fish don't seem to respond well to it idk.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 3 points 2 days ago

The German IT fish keep coming back for the bait - never bothering to avoid the hook.