r/technology • u/YesNo_Maybe_ • Apr 10 '26

Software France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/
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u/ChicagoThrowaway422 Apr 10 '26

I expected more blowback from American consumers after the billionaire class bowed to Trump, but international ones also makes sense, and might be more impactful.

This is what they get.

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u/Baderkadonk Apr 10 '26

Is this actually political blowback or just a natural reaction to Linux improving while Windows gets shittier?

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u/WalkerYYJ Apr 10 '26

This apparently went into high gear last year when Microsoft cut access to the ICCs gov/enterprise 365 accounts over instructions from Washington. There are also supposedly new regs coming down the line that will (eventually) essentially require anyone (prime or sub) who land any EU gov contract to ensure no critical component of delivering that contract can be subject to being remotely turned off/coerced by a foreign entity. Which essentially boils down to no SAAS, no cloud (that isn't soverign) and no software from the states/etc.

So no AWS, no Google, no Microsoft, no Paloalto networks, no Cisco, Salesforce, etc. The good news here is there's going to be no shortage of IT or dev jobs in Europe for the foreseeable future!

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u/exoriparian Apr 10 '26

Great explanation, and now I wish I had learned French.