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sebastian.eurosky.social
Microsoft chose to do this.
They chose their side.
Let’s choose ours.
#DitchMicrosoft
May 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
cdrhbiscuitiii.bsky.social
I did it, you can too! #DitchMicrosoft
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Aug 23
Denmark is leading the way to detach itself from US tech giants. The tensions between the US and EU are longstanding over data privacy, but Trump and the techbros have accelerated a whole series of European conversations about breaking free of US control across the board.
Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux
Before the Danish government announced its move, Denmark's largest cities, Copenhagen and Aarhus, had already announced plans to phase out Microsoft software and cloud services. Here's why.
www.zdnet.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
cyqm.bsky.social
Almost completely moved all our workstations, servers and vms away from Microsoft. Linux has been a way better, more reliable and cheaper experience, so we are all in with Tux now! #DitchMicrosoft #vivalinux #ubuntu #foss
March 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
kaprize.bsky.social
news.itsfoss.com/schleswig-ho...

way to goooo

#ditchmicrosoft
Good News! Germany's Schleswig-Holstein Completes Massive Migration to Open Source Email Systems
German state achieves digital sovereignty by ditching Microsoft for open source solutions.
news.itsfoss.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
tonynuspl.bsky.social
DitchMicrosoft club gains another country member

#opensourcesoftware

news.itsfoss.com/austrian-min...
Good News! Austrian Ministry Kicks Out Microsoft in Favor of Nextcloud
The BMWET migrates 1,200 employees to sovereign cloud in just four months.
news.itsfoss.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
kyleruggles.bsky.social
#DitchMicrosoft

www.xda-developers.com/linux-distro...
This is the Linux distro I moved my non-tech family members to
A surprising Linux distro for non-tech users that makes the transition from Windows a breeze.
www.xda-developers.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
Microsoft spotlights Apple bug patched in March as SharePoint exploits continue
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/microsoft_spots_apple_bug/

Now, why would they do that...? 🤔
#ditchmicrosoft #donttrustmicrosoft #sharepoint
Microsoft throws spotlight on Apple bug patched in March
: Look over there!
www.theregister.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
jkholmes.bsky.social
Separating yourself from the Microsoft Monopoly and all their invasive information gathering tech is easier than you think.
Entire cities are ditching M$oft and their reasoning is sound.
#DitchMicrosoft
#ReclaimPrivacy
www.zdnet.com/article/this...
This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for OnlyOffice and Linux - here's why
A leading economic hub is replacing Windows and Microsoft Office with Linux and OnlyOffice.
www.zdnet.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
tonynuspl.bsky.social
"The Færdselsstyrelsen (Danish Road Traffic Authority) will be replacing both the Windows operating system and Microsoft's suite of applications (Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook) with #opensource alternatives."

DitchMicrosoft club gains yet another country member
#FOSS

itsfoss.com/news/denmark...
Denmark Begins its Exit from Microsoft — and This is Just the Beginning
The move is part of a government-wide effort to reduce dependency on Microsoft software. The traffic department's move is just the beginning.
itsfoss.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 AM
tonynuspl.bsky.social
"you cannot claim #digitalsovereignty while allowing your documents to be locked in proprietary formats controlled by a single vendor.”
“...open, vendor-neutral document formats are fundamental infrastructure for democratic, sovereign public administrations.”
#opensource
DitchMicrosoft club
#FOSS
Germany's Sovereign Digital Stack Mandates ODF: a Landmark Validation of Open Document Standards - TDF Community Blog
The Document Foundation (TDF), the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice, welcomes the inclusion of the Open Document Format (ODF) as a mandated standard format in Germany’s Deutschland-Stack, the fede...
blog.documentfoundation.org
March 19, 2026 at 2:42 PM
tylerknowsnothing.hear-me.social.ap.brid.gy
I’m honestly confused by some of the takes from this reviewer of Macs of “15 years” on what a move from #windows to #macos would entail, especially the idea that the Dock can’t show all running apps? WTF??!! #apple #ditchmicrosoft #tech […]
Original post on hear-me.social
hear-me.social
May 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
tonynuspl.bsky.social
French government switching to non-U.S. Visio, in order to reduce dependency on proprietary offerings. #Microsucks will lose 2.5 million customers.

DitchMicrosoft club gains yet another country member

#visioconférence
#visiophonie
#CentaurYourCellphone
#privacy-o-meter

itdaily.com/news/softwar...
France switches to homemade Zoom alternative Visio
By 2027, the French government will replace all external video conferencing tools with Visio, an internally developed and secure alternative to Zoom and Teams, among others.
itdaily.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM