alt Hacker NewsDo you have a reference for that number?
It's hard to get numbers on what countries pay to Microsoft. The Dutch parliament has repeatedly asked and has not gotten numbers even though there is a whole agency since 2014 (https://www.digitaleoverheid.nl/overzicht-van-alle-onderwerp...) specifically for giving Microsoft preferential treatment in procurement.
Yes but Holland has been governed by the VVD Neoliberals for more than a decade and they have a super hard-on for everything American. I think that will probably change now.