The German state of Schleswig-Holstein is making waves with its ambitious plan to ditch Microsoft Office, Exchange, and Windows in favor of Open Source alternatives. This bold move has significant implications for digital sovereignty, public procurement, and the future of the European digital ecosystem. The EuroStack Project unpacks the plan and its broader implications.
I guess German and Dutch users aren’t very different: I’ve been in (Dutch) IT in several roles for 25 years and have seen “professionals” and govt. employees get completely lost at minor changes in software.
And by ‘lost’ i mean the complete spectrum of responses: lost, angry, frustrated, passive aggressive and violent.
Bribing is not needed, just nudging users to a workflow that is unique to the monopolies.