# German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

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**Created:** [5 April 2024 02:59 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/german-state-ditches-microsoft-for-linux-and-libreoffice/3120 "2024-04-05T02:59:25Z")\
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> **[German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice](https://www.zdnet.com/article/german-state-ditches-microsoft-for-linux-and-libreoffice/)**
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> Why? Schleswig-Holstein cites cost, security, and digital sovereignty - though not necessarily in that order.

> The Schleswig-Holstein cabinet made this decision not because of Linux and LibreOffice’s technical superiority, but because it values “[digital sovereignty.](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2020/651992/EPRS_BRI(2020)651992_EN.pdf)”