From: rich@example.invalid   
      
   Sam  wrote:   
   > noel writes:   
   >   
   >> German state Schleswig-Holstei ditching Windows for Linux, 30K migrating.   
   >> High hardware speced machines req'd for Windsows 11 and rising licence   
   >> costs big part to why   
   >   
   > I have a distinct recollection of various European municipalities making the   
   > same exact announcement, almost word for word, every 3-4 years, or so. Up to   
   > now they always did that to get concessions out of Microsoft because their   
   > support contract was up for renewal. Not sure what the story is, this time.   
      
   This one is a Deja-vu from some years ago of some other German state   
   "ditching windows" (or maybe it was "ditching MSOffice for   
   LibreOffice").  After some time there was a further annouoncement that   
   they were "going back".  The local MS mafia had made them an offer they   
   could not refuse.   
      
   Assuming the reasoning was not a hallucination by the reporter at least   
   to fully address the concern MS would have to not only cut their   
   licencing costs but also rebate part of the "high speced hardware"   
   costs too.   
      
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