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they will save 188,000 € on Microsoft license fees per year

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[–] innermachine@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This is the sort of adoption we need to bring Linux into the mainstream

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[–] toastmeister@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

An interesting fact about Europe is they've long disobeyed their own procurement laws to choose Microsoft software, whether its corruption or what I've got no idea, I assume so though.

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[–] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It's gonna be a rough few months for the IT department

[–] Shayeta@feddit.org 7 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Actually being able to troubleshoot things yourself instead of waiting for a reply from Microsoft support is a godsend.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Assuming the IT staff isn't comprised of a bunch of junior techs that only know the Microsoft suite and not the actual inner workings of how email and Linux works.

[–] BCOVertigo@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Conveniently, this could be a path to competence for those juniors in the long term.

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[–] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Just wait for Microsoft to start astroturfing the initiative.

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