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Denmark Wants to Dump Microsoft Software for Linux, LibreOffice


The Danish Ministry for Digital Affairs will move half of its employees off Windows and Microsoft 365 next month as part of a four-year 'digital sovereignty' push.

The country’s Ministry for Digital Affairs will kick off the transition next month by dumping Windows and Microsoft 365, starting first with half of its employees. The decision will also help the ministry avoid the costly undertaking of managing computers on Windows 10, which loses official support in October. Politicians in the country have also been calling for reducing Denmark’s dependence on US tech companies in favor of backing open-source alternatives.

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