Switzerland is paying $11 million to stop using Outlook and Teams
Federal authorities of the Swiss Confederation recently launched a pilot program to replace Microsoft 365 tools with open-source alternatives. The Federal Chancellery's plan calls for investing 9 million Swiss francs (more than $11 million) to replace Redmond's productivity software with the openDesk suite on 3,000 machines, but it could eventually... Read Entire Article
Switzerland is allocating $11 million to phase out Microsoft's Outlook and Teams software in favor of open-source alternatives. The federal government has already begun transitioning away from Microsoft's productivity tools, with the military following a faster pace. A pilot program, called PoC BOSS, tested openDesk, an open-source suite created by the German Centre for Digital Sovereignty, replacing Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 applications for 172 federal employees.
The outcome was deemed successful, with employees able to perform standard office tasks. By the end of 2027, 3,000 workstations will be entirely free of Microsoft Office tools, affecting 7% of the federal workforce. Switzerland's military aims to complete its migration by October 2026, citing overreliance on Microsoft products as detrimental to data protection and the rising cost of licensing fees.
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