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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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[-] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 49 points 2 weeks ago

Probably also saving 100 to 200 million euros more in servicing fees. Licenses are but one component of cost models these days for companies. Sure, they will still have to find a vendor to service their Linux systems, but there should be a lot more cost flexibility in that space.

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