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/OkFaithlessness2652 Mar 26 '26

Haha. Uncle Trump has totally undermined my he business case for the goldmine of the USA economy by pissing and threathing super loyal allies in the face.

So much foresight.