Several European governments and organizations have decided to drop Microsoft products like Office or Windows in favor of open-source equivalents. Here's why.

Microsoft Office is used in offices at the same time in schools and also for personal use worldwide. But now, some countries ...

German state of Schleswig-Holstein also turns its back on Microsoft as Europeans fear being ‘blackmailed’ by Big Tech ...

As governments ditch Windows 11 for Linux, one of the foundations that supports LibreOffice makes a strong case for ...

Microsoft Office is used in homes, workplaces, and schools worldwide. However, some European nations are increasingly beginning to outlaw it ...

Plans to go open-source were drawn up by Schleswig-Holstein as far back as 2017. In 2021, the state found another incentive ...

Microsoft Office is being banned from government systems in some European countries, including Germany, to maintain data ...

The main reason behind this is that the German government wants to keep its data safe and stored inside the country.

The radical change is being hailed as a major step toward "digital sovereignty" and a signal of growing European resistance ...

Denmark is embarking on an ambitious effort to reduce its reliance on proprietary software from foreign tech giants by ...

Denmark is replacing Office 365 and Windows with Linux and LibreOffice in a move toward digital independence and data control ...