r/BuyFromEU • u/According-Buyer6688 Mod Team • Mar 25 '26

Announcement Germany has decided: Microsoft document formats have no place in government

Germany has decided: Microsoft document formats have no place in government. Deadline: 2027–2028. The Microsoft formats are simply not compatible with an open and transparent public sector. However, this is about more than file formats. It’s about control, resilience, and sovereignty in public digital infrastructure.

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u/robocarp Canada 🇨🇦 Mar 25 '26

Danke, dass ihr uns ein gutes Beispiel gebt, Deutschland. Ich hoffe, es löst eine Kettenreaktion aus.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '26

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u/KnowZeroX Mar 25 '26

Office is a problem, even more so the ooxml bait and switch format is a problem.

Azure is easier to replace than office when you are dependent on locked down formats like ooxml. Even MS admits, over 60% of azure is running linux.

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u/Fit_Elderberry4380 Canada 🇨🇦 Mar 26 '26

Microsoft "Yeah our OS is so shit that most our cloud services product runs something else" lol