ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDesk(binnenlandsbestuur.nl)

570 points by vincvinc 11 months ago | 182 comments

Dutch news article reporting that the International Criminal Court is replacing Microsoft 365 with openDesk, a European open-source office suite.

The Dutch government wants automatic permission to target victims of hackers(berthub.eu)

264 points by croes 3 years ago | 77 comments

Boston Dynamics and DeepMind form new AI partnership(bostondynamics.com)

61 points by mfiguiere 9 months ago | 31 comments

A design system for the federal government(designsystem.digital.gov)

138 points by galaxyLogic 3 years ago | 62 comments

AWS Works Council Germany(aws-works-council-initiative.de)

20 points by throwaccthrow 3 years ago | 9 comments

European digital ID wallets rely on safety services of Google and Apple(waag.org)

650 points by donohoe 3 months ago | 279 comments

Waag Futurelab article arguing that European digital ID wallets depend on Google and Apple device attestation services, reinforcing Big Tech power.

US sanctions force The Netherlands off Microsoft and toward alternative NixOS(tomshardware.com)

313 points by mywacaday 27 days ago | 282 comments

Tom's Hardware news article on the Netherlands developing a NixOS-based software ecosystem to replace Microsoft after US sanctions on the ICC, with a first release expected end of 2027.

Microsoft breached antitrust rules by bundling Teams and Office, EU says(apnews.com)

669 points by cbg0 2 years ago | 734 comments

AP News article reporting that the European Union found Microsoft breached antitrust rules by bundling Teams with its Office software.

Security.txt file now mandatory for Dutch government websites(netherlands.postsen.com)

321 points by pseudotrash 3 years ago | 139 comments

News aggregator article reporting that a security.txt file is now mandatory for Dutch government websites.

Danish Government silently drops plan to dump MS Office(computerworld.dk)

168 points by lowkeyokay 2 days ago | 156 comments

Computerworld Denmark article reporting that the Danish Ministry of Digitalisation quietly ended its pilot testing Collabora as an open-source alternative to Microsoft Office.

ICC ditches Microsoft 365 for openDesk(binnenlandsbestuur.nl)

570 points by vincvinc 11 months ago | 182 comments

Dutch news article reporting that the International Criminal Court is replacing Microsoft 365 with openDesk, a European open-source office suite.

Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia(cnbc.com)

683 points by piskov 1 year ago | 584 comments

CNBC article reporting that the Dutch government invoked its Goods Availability Act to take control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia.