Why Is France Moving from Microsoft Windows to Linux (opens in new tab)

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47719486 “France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech” (techcrunch.com)

639 points | 5 days ago | 717 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47728653 “France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk” (xda-developers.com)

509 points | 4 days ago | 319 comments

It'll be interesting to see how large microsoft's footprint is in the country after this. The article talks about the government's objectives, but I wonder how the private sector will react.

That's it? That's the article?

Because Linux is "European" in spite of main development and control being in US.

damn finally