GoKawiilDanish Energy Agency reverses plan to ditch Microsoft Office for Collabora
Denmark's Energy Agency has abandoned its effort to switch from Microsoft Office to the open-source suite Collabora, reverting back to Microsoft's products. The agency had piloted the migration as part of a broader push by Danish authorities to reduce reliance on US-based software providers.
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The reversal suggests that moving large public institutions off entrenched software ecosystems is harder in practice than policy goals might assume, given issues like compatibility and user familiarity. It could also dampen momentum for similar digital-sovereignty efforts elsewhere in Europe that aim to reduce dependence on US tech giants.
- Denmark's Energy Agency scrapped its switch from Microsoft Office to Collabora
- The move reverses an earlier push toward open-source software adoption
- The setback may affect broader European efforts to reduce reliance on US software providers
Source: tech.slashdot.org, 2026-10-27
Published there as: “Denmark Gives Up On Replacing Microsoft Office With Collabora”
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