Local authorities say no to Microsoft

Rebellion or revolution? A wind of fatigue is blowing in many local communities. Microsoft’s business practices are causing more and more dissatisfaction. “The root of the problem is Microsoft’s strategy. It is incompatible with good local community governancepiece Marc Stulman, Regional Councilor of Haute-Garonne. Microsoft wins markets with products at artificially attractive prices, ease of use that entices, but then we’re stuck.The straw that broke the camel’s back came from a more than 20% increase in the price of Americans’ office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.). To avoid this, Haute-Garonne can subscribe to new services such as Teams, OneDrive or SharePoint. “The choice is high prices or increased dependency. The only solution would be to rush headlong, leaving our successors to manage the markets with prices…