How Trump Is Changing the World

 No other way to put it, but the Scourge of 1600 Pennsylvania is not making friends.

This city is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for OnlyOffice and Linux - here's why (ZDNET)

Is it something in the water? First, it was Denmark bidding Microsoft adieu. Then it was the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Now it's Lyon, France's third-largest city and a leading economic hub, sweeping Microsoft Windows and Office suite away to replace them with Linux, OnlyOffice, NextCloud, and PostgreSQL. 

So, why is Lyon making this move? Well, it's not due to something in the water. Like the other European entities, Lyon's move is part of a broader strategy to achieve digital sovereignty and reduce dependence on Microsoft software. The simple truth is that many European-based governments no longer trust their data or software to American-based companies under President Donald Trump. 

They fear their data could be read and that Microsoft could kill their services on Trump's behalf. While Microsoft Chairman and General Counsel Brad Smith dismissed such worries and promised that the company would stand behind its EU customers against political pressure, he hasn't managed to convince some European Union (EU) governments. 

What do friends become when you scare them?

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