Europe is Leaving Microsoft, the Press Coverage Isn't Sufficiently Helpful
Microsoft people realise there is a problem. "This is not caused by msft," they would rather believe, "they know our Gov backdoors into our products and they do not like it. The Danes are just the first to move, the rest of Europe will follow soon. Not a major ding but it will hurt a lot."
Another comment said: "Makes perfect sense when customers' needs are ignored and they instead become the product." (They're talking about "The Danish Ministry for Digital Affairs will move half of its employees off Windows and M365 next mo as part of a 4-year 'digital sovereignty’")
Meanwhile, "Microsoft reportedly planning new round of layoffs, with sales roles likely to be hit", according to a Microsoft-sponsored SPAM farm (paid spam disguised as news reports). False numbers there, as usual; "there have been more than two rounds already this year," an associate correctly pointed out (and the latest upcoming round, as someone pointed out some hours ago: "Not final lol. Not even close"; another joked: "The only department that is safe for now is the space exploration program"). This associate added that this article ("Denmark takes a huge gamble on Linux and LibreOffice to fight back against US tech dominance") just "chooses to ignore full OpenDocument Format support". We wrote about this the other day.
There are many Microsoft layoffs because Microsoft loses a lot of business, including some of the very biggest clients and contracts.
And "notice that protocols and formats are not mentioned," the associate says, "nor is the replacement program or service even named..." (in relation to "After Danish cities, Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein state government to ban Microsoft programs at work")
We have been keeping track of many of these stories in the sister site. The associate says that "the AFP post ignores/omits the intrigue from Microsoft that went on in Munich" in "'We're done with Teams': German state hits uninstall on Microsoft".
The news is generally positive, but the press coverage leaves so much to be desired. █
Related/contextual items from the news:
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Denmark takes a huge gamble on Linux and LibreOffice to fight back against US tech dominance
The Danish Ministry of Digitalization reportedly plans a phased migration to Linux operating systems and LibreOffice for office productivity.
The initiative is driven by concerns over digital sovereignty and the strategic risks of depending on foreign providers, particularly those based in the United States.
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microsoft exit germany: After Danish cities, Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein state government to ban Microsoft programs at work
Microsoft exit in Germany: Why Schleswig-Holstein is ditching Teams and Office for open-source tools- In a bold digital transformation move, Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein state is cutting ties with Microsoft. Within the next three months, civil servants, judges, and police officers across this northern state will no longer use Microsoft tools like Teams, Word, Excel, or Outlook at work. Instead, the state government is shifting completely to open-source software, aiming to achieve what officials call “digital sovereignty” and to reduce reliance on U.S.-based tech giants.