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'We're done with Teams': German state hits uninstall on Microsoft (us.afpnews.com)
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At a time of growing concern over the power of the world's mighty tech companies, one German state is turning its back on US giant Microsoft.

In less than three months' time, almost no civil servant, police officer or judge in Schleswig-Holstein will be using any of Microsoft's ubiquitous programs at work.

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[–] themurphy@lemmy.ml 58 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Linux is great for government work.

They dont need compatibility as much. They have their systems only they use, therefore they can easily make them on Linux or emulate.

Otherwise they need a office suite like Libre.

And there's money to save. Benefits the whole country.

[–] dan@upvote.au 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They have their systems only they use, therefore they can easily make them on Linux or emulate.

Also, a lot of systems are web-based (and therefore automatically multi-platform) these days.

[–] richieadler@lemmy.myserv.one 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

and therefore automatically multi-platform

But not necessarily multibrowser.

Damn those people developing only for Chrome.

[–] balder1991@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

So with all this AI usage, surely developing for all browsers should be a breeze now, right? Right??

[–] Addv4@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't forget, most computers are faster on Linux than on the newest windows version, so you can hold off on upgrades for longer if the hardware is physically fine, which just further decreases costs.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I have a Dell laptop from 2013 I'm running Mint on 🫡

Granted, I'm only using it for web browsing and note taking, but still.

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

So basically an office simulator

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And gamers are looking to SteamOS to replace windows.

[–] barsoap@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

SteamOS is not a good desktop distribution, which isn't surprising as it's not supposed to be one. It's specialised for handhelds.

Go install Ubuntu or something, really anything, ideally don't have an Nvidia GPU, install steam, done. SteamOS has no special sauce regarding running games.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago

Not Ubuntu.
Source: I use Ubuntu.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That's not a very good idea. It's not a general use distribution.