petersuberJul 5, 2025

The French city of Lyon is dropping #Microsoft software in favor of #OpenSource alternatives. It doesn't want to depend on proprietary, closed-source software, and it doesn't want to depend on *American* software. It doesn't want "potential [US] governmental surveillance."
https://news.itsfoss.com/french-city-replaces-microsoft/

PS: It seems clear that #Trump is playing a role here. While he uses tariffs to boost American companies, he scares foreign buyers away from American companies, at least software companies that collect user data. He's creating a #TikTok problem for American software. Microsoft didn't help itself on this front by giving $1 million to the Trump inauguration.

BTW, many other US closed-source software companies gave $1m to the Trump inauguration, among them Adobe, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Perplexity.

French City of Lyon Kicks Out Microsoft

Microsoft faces growing rejection in Europe whereas open source software sees growing adaption.

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Show threadkrubzor
@petersuber this is the future, I hope Sweden does this too
Jul 5, 2025 at 3:03pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadOzwald IJul 5, 2025
@krubzor @petersuber hopefully this time finally Eureope learns.. Trump aint desease, he'sjust a syptom who brings everything clearly up in daylight! Who knows, who'll be next leader there after Trump dies (or if things happens and there would be elections earlier)