France directs schools to stop using Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

Posted by baskert on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @04:54PM
from the simpleanalytics.com dept.

https://www.simpleanalytics.com/blog/france-directs-schools-to-stop-using-microsoft-office-and-google-workspace

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Re:France directs schools to stop using Microsoft Office and... by squarefoot on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @06:41PM (#33725961)

One thing for sure is that Microsoft isn't going to let this happen without fighting. The French government should study the Munich (Germany) example so that they'll be prepared.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-not-windows-why-munich-i...

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Re:France directs schools to stop using Microsoft Office and... by cl0ckt0wer on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @06:44PM (#33725996)

Does France offer a competing product?

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Re:France directs schools to stop using Microsoft Office and... by 31337Logic on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @08:04PM (#33726634)

Man, I just love hearing stories like these!

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Re:France directs schools to stop using Microsoft Office and... by JohnDoe124 on Thursday November 24, 2022 @06:35AM (#33730176)

Title is misleading, it's just Office 365, not Desktop Office (I do wish they would switch to LibreOffice though..)

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