angrywaffle@piefed.social to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoEurope is ready to ditch US tech for private alternativesproton.meexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1434arrow-down13 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down5·17 hours agoEurope is not ready for what that will cost.
minus-squareArdens@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·16 hours agoSure it is. It’s the US that’s not ready for what it will cost…
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·13 hours agoFrance is switching from Microsoft Office to Libre Office right now for government employees, and it’s saving them money in licensing fees. Once the transition is finished, they’re projected to save millions each year from just that switch
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·10 hours agoThat’s just the tip of the iceberg. There’s so much reschooling. Projects for making adjustments. How will they do data compliance now? They’ve relied SharePoint for so long. Will they go back to sharing final_final.doc?
minus-squarepinball_wizard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·12 hours ago Europe is not ready for what that will cost. True. But it will be okay. They can find somewhere else to spend all the money they save.
Europe is not ready for what that will cost.
Sure it is. It’s the US that’s not ready for what it will cost…
France is switching from Microsoft Office to Libre Office right now for government employees, and it’s saving them money in licensing fees.
Once the transition is finished, they’re projected to save millions each year from just that switch
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. There’s so much reschooling. Projects for making adjustments. How will they do data compliance now? They’ve relied SharePoint for so long. Will they go back to sharing final_final.doc?
True. But it will be okay. They can find somewhere else to spend all the money they save.