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France has ditched Windows 11 for Linux on 2.5 million government PCs (www.techradar.com)
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Frances switchted to Linux on 2.5 million PCs

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[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The current cost for what they’re calling “windows 365” is $99/yr per user.

Windows 365 Enterprise basic starts $31 per user per month and goes up from there.

I suspect you are confusing Windows 365 with Microsoft 365. The former includes a virtual (Cloud) PC and licensing for Windows and Office, the latter only provides Office licensing. Additionally the price point you quoted makes me think you are looking at Personal / Home pricing because Commercial & Government Office 365 pricing is calculated per user / per month and will vary wildly in price from $10 pu/pm to $50+ pu/pm.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hate MS product names I hate MS product names I hate MS product names

I'm surprised one of those hasn't been rebranded to copilot 365 yet

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Microsoft 365 Copilot - Sign in - https://m365.cloud.microsoft/

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

Let's be honest: If you're buying 2,5 million licenses, you are not paying the price listed on the website