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EU Commission's Element chat trial is not a Microsoft exit
Original: "Let me spell it out for you. This is a Commission initiative. It's not an EU-wide order to abandon Microsoft software.
A European Commission initiative to add Element as a fallback messaging platform is drawing attention, with observers clarifying it is not an EU-wide order to abandon Microsoft software. Teams will remain the main platform, while Element serves to reduce dependence, leaving the extent of any shift away from Microsoft unclear for now.
Why now: People are debating whether the Commission's move signals a genuine EU pivot away from Microsoft software or a limited initiative being over-interpreted.
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- "Let me spell it out for you. This is a Commission initiative. It's not an EU-wide order to abandon Microsoft software. I'd love that myself, but that's not what's happening here. Teams will remain the principal platform, while Element provides a fallback intended to reduce… · remixtures@tldr.nettime.org · 9
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