Subj : German state moving 30,000 PCs to Linux
To   : niter3
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Apr 06 2024 09:44:35

  Re: German state moving 30,000 PCs to Linux
  By: niter3 to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Apr 05 2024 09:13 pm

 pF>> Although, you have to appreciate Microsoft's savvy. Switch away from MS
 pF>> Office and you lose the online tools like Sharepoint, OneDrive, and the
 pF>> rest. Interesting that the EU has compelled Microsoft to unbundle Teams,
 pF>> I wonder if that had anything to do with the timing of their move.

 ni> Everyone is going this route. I personally hate it. These companies making
 ni> constant revenue based off subscriptions now... Plus it all sits on their
 ni> hardware.

What do you mean by "sits on their hardware"?  Microsoft does make their own line of computers (Surface), but as far as I know, their cloud-based services like SharePoint, OneDrive, and such can run on any capable hardware.  Also, I don't know if Microsoft even makes any server hardware..

Nightfox
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