Danish department determined to dump Microsoft

Comment The boss of Denmark's Ministry for Digitalization says her department will move away from Microsoft – starting with LibreOffice.

In an interview with Danish broadsheet newspaper Politiken [Danish], Caroline Olsen, the country's Minister for Digital Affairs, said she is planning to lead by example and start removing Microsoft software and tools from the ministry. The minister told Jutland's Nordyske [🇩🇰 Danish, but not paywalled] the plan is that half the staff's computers – including her own – would have LibreOffice in place of Microsoft Office 365 in the first month, with the goal of total replacement by the end of the year.

English-language site The Local is also carrying the story. The move follows similar ones by the city governments of Copenhagen and Aarhus.

Given that earlier this year, US President Donald Trump was making noises about taking over Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, it seems entirely understandable ...