[Levin]

https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-denmar...and-linux/

[Bigbluedot]

De usa lah.

[sclim]

mature products. not much different. just a the presentation layer here and there every year. make life difficult and still want license every year . want money like utilities. buyer also not stupid right.

[Levin]

Why? Because they're concerned about who controls European data, who sets the rules, and who can potentially cut off access to essential services in times of geopolitical tension. 

For example, after the EU-based International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallan, for war crimes, President Donald Trump issued ICC sanctions. This order allegedly prompted Microsoft to lock the ICC's Chief Prosecutor, Karim Khan, out of his email accounts, according to reports.

This came after Microsoft chairman and general counsel, Brad Smith, had promised that the company would stand behind its EU customers against political pressure. Recently, however, Smith stated that Microsoft had not been "in any way [involved in] the cessation of services to the ICC," according to Politico. When pressed, Microsoft failed to further explain how the email disconnection occurred.