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France has ditched Windows 11 for Linux on 2.5 million government PCs (www.techradar.com)

submitted 4 days ago by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/linux@programming.dev

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Frances switchted to Linux on 2.5 million PCs

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[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I just checked Microsoft's website. They're trying to make windows enterprise a subscription model. The current cost for what they're calling "windows 365" is $99/yr per user. They're saving nearly $250 million a year, or €211 Million

[–] limonfiesta@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That might be the MSRP, but it's not what they were paying.

They're going to have at minimum three different types of "discounts" applied to their price:

Volume discount
Government discount
Tenure discount

If I had to guess, it would knock anywhere from 30% to 60% off MSRP.

[–] damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Probably also saving 100 to 200 million euros more in servicing fees. Licenses are but one component of cost models these days for companies. Sure, they will still have to find a vendor to service their Linux systems, but there should be a lot more cost flexibility in that space.