Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux to achieve digital sovereignty

Bad news for Microsoft!

"Denmark's Minister of Digitalization, Caroline Stage [Olsen], has announced that the Danish government will start moving away from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice. Why? It's not because open-source is better, although I would argue that it is, but because Denmark wants to claim "digital sovereignty." ... in the European Union, digital sovereignty is a big deal and getting bigger. ..."

Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux | ZDNET "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"

Caroline Stage Olsen (age 34) was appointed as the Minister for Digital Affairs 29th of August 2024. She is a member of Moderaterne.