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"Last Oct the state government allowed its licences to lapse on Microsoft 365, the popular web-based office suite. More than 40,000 civil servants, politicians and other public servants are now using free and open-source replacements for Word, Outlook &Teams The one-off €9 m transition costs, officials say, compare favourably to the €15 million in licence fees it was paying to Microsoft annually. Those welcome savings are now being reinvested in local digital schemes" https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/02/14/a-small-german-states-quiet-revolt-against-microsoft-and-what-it-means-for-europe/