Schleswig-Holstein, one of Germany’s 16 states, on Wednesday confirmed plans to move tens of thousands of systems from Microsoft Windows to Linux. The announcement follows previously established plans to migrate the state government off Microsoft Office in favor of open source LibreOffice.
20 years ago desktop Linux wasn’t nearly as good as it is nowadays. They were also influenced by Micro$oft lobbyists, who threatened to move their headquarters out of Munich, causing millions of lost tax revenue for the city.