ProdigalFrogA large state corporation in Brazil is currently trailing 800 Linux PC's. If successful, it will deploy and replace 22k Windows PC's, comparable to the migration happening in Germany.
Possibly linuxI keep seeing people say they will they move to Linux instead of Windows 11. I wonder what will happen to the market share.
Worse case we could see developers becoming harassed by people demanding features
LeFantomeHistory tells us that 85% of these people will move to Windows 11 despite what they say.
There is a real opportunity here for companies though.
Move employees to Office 365 online today ( see how many truly need the desktop apps )
Start moving early adopters to Linux ( still using Office 365 online )
Work to identify and replace any other software that is Windows only
When Windows 10 goes end-of-support, move everybody else to Linux
The few that really need Excel desktop could probably run it in a VM or via a virtual desktop ( thin client ).
You could probably stop there. Honestly, I doubt it would even bother Microsoft that much. Office and Azure is the business now.
From there, you could try to advance further if you want.
Move early adopters off Office 365
Drop Office 365
Honestly though, for many companies, you could almost get Office 365 for free just be combining it with your Azure spend and getting a discount.
My boss and I are working on moving to Coreboot on our machines. We have a bunch of older computers that support it (e.g. Dell Optiplex 9020/9010/7020/7010), they all support Coreboot/Libreboot firmware so not only will we save on hardware costs, we are moving towards using Proxmox VE with Kicksecure on all of our employees computers.
I also want to setup Nextcloud for file storing and self hosting for OnlyOffice. We can also move toward Bitwarden, we unfortunately still are using LastPass. I would also like to replace our routers/switches with those that can run on OpenWRT.
We only have about at most 30-40 computers total operating total at both of our locations. I figure why not? My boss is giving me a chance to apply these skills and I’m hoping we can just start moving away from anything that requires a subscription. We can save so much money.