"We're done" - major government organization slams Microsoft Teams as it drops Windows for good

• German state Schleswig-Holstein wants to remove all traces of Microsoft, including Windows
• Transition started in 2023, and should be complete by the end of 2025
• Digitalization minister says, "We're done with Teams"

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's northernmost state, has confirmed it will be phasing out Microsoft office software tools (including Teams, Word, Excel and Outlook) in its public offices in a bid to reduce its reliance on US tech giants.

The region is now seeking open source alternatives, with the likes of LibreOffice, Open-Xchange and Linux being broadly adopted.

To date, an estimated 30,000 public employees have already turned their backs on Microsoft's products, with a further 30,000 teachers set to follow suit.

German state pulls the plug on Microsoft software

The move means Schleswig-Holstein has become the first German state, and one of the first in Europe, to fully phase out Microsoft ...