[ozim]

My question is what the heck?

I read that same thing every 2-3 years “German state goes Linux/libre office”.

Then it turns out that it is not really true. Some parts yes then some other parts are already on it and some parts move back.

I do understand there might be different parts of rather big country doing different stuicf

[lwkl]

It's a German of Schleswig-Holstein which is like the state of California or the state of Kentucky in the US doing a change like this. And it's only the state government and not the municipalities in the state.

[incompatible]

Apparently, it's how one bargains with Microsoft to get a better deal on software or employment in that location or whatever.

[NewJazz]

I imagine the tide will lift and fall over the years. Some applications (new and old) will only run on specialized platforms. Exceptions will exist in a large enigh environment.