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This European military just ditched Microsoft for open-source LibreOffice - here's why (www.zdnet.com)

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[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Because spying on your customers and force feeding them advertisements is bad for business. As with virtually all companies, Microsoft can’t prioritize the long term health of their platform over next quarter’s profits.

[-] FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi 7 points 1 year ago

They don' t need to care as they have corporations locked-in nicely.

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I totally agree, but that’s a “years” type of lock in, not “decades”. If a whole military can get off of Microsoft, so can most businesses.

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