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Another German state plans switch back from Linux to Windows
The German state of Lower Saxony plans to follow Munich's example, and migrate a reported 13,000 users from Linux back to Windows.
Apparently undaunted by the cost of the Munich switch (which we reported in January could be as much as €100m), Lower Saxony is considering making the change in its tax office. The state seems to expect a much cheaper transition, with Heise (in German here) reporting the first-year budget is €5.9m, and another €7m further out.
The tax office argues its decision is driven by compatibility: field workers and teleworkers overwhelmingly use Windows, while the OpenSUSE variants are installed on its office workstations. The office workstations are also ageing and due for replacement, something that helped open the door for Windows.
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(Score: 2) by bobthecimmerian on Saturday July 28 2018, @09:03PM
I read a bit about the Munich corruption rumor, but wasn't sure how much was accurate and how much was FUD (from the open source community instead of against it, for once).
Sorry about your wife's situation. My wife is a satisfied Linux user but that's only because her whole digital life is GMail, Facebook, and Amazon - so proprietary web services she can access through Firefox "liberated" her from Windows. It's not a win, not really. At this point I think Microsoft is less of a privacy risk to consumers than those three - and I hate Microsoft.