Why Is France Moving from Microsoft Windows to Linux (qazinform.com)

It'll be interesting to see how large microsoft's footprint is in the country after this. The article talks about the government's objectives, but I wonder how the private sector will react.

That's it? That's the article?

Also see

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47719486 “France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech” (techcrunch.com)

639 points | 5 days ago | 717 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47728653 “France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk” (xda-developers.com)

509 points | 4 days ago | 319 comments

Because Linux is "European" in spite of main development and control being in US.

damn finally