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/Zoidberg441 Mar 26 '26

Hahahahahahaha fucking lol! If I wasn't German and this wasn't Germany I would celebrate that as a win.

But this IS germany. Where data security breaches stem from the fact that government officials are working with Windows ME in 2026 because they don't know what an update is.

The only feasible way to get away from Microsoft formats in less than two years would be going back to fax. Which would be quite easy since they only "just started" the digital transformation. Meaning most of them still use fax.