German state Bavaria has canceled a nearly billion-euro agreement with US tech giant Microsoft to pursue a “sovereign basic workspace” based on open-source software.
Another major institution is moving away from Big Tech. More are expected to follow
This is not just Microsoft office, this was cloud storage, servers, security, and a whole bunch of other stuff I don’t know about. Those servers will have to be built and powered and staffed. Servers and staff are not free, they cost money.
Yeah it’ll only save nearly a billion euro instead of a billion euros.
What’s the difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars?
About a billion dollars.
This is not just Microsoft office, this was cloud storage, servers, security, and a whole bunch of other stuff I don’t know about. Those servers will have to be built and powered and staffed. Servers and staff are not free, they cost money.