Dutch Government is the latest to ditch Microsoft — US sanctions push Netherlands towards home-grown NixOS-based software
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Sovereign IT is moving from rhetoric to procurement—Netherlands swapping Windows for domestically anchored NixOS is a concrete response to US sanctions risk. If you sell into governments or regulated industries, expect sharper questions on jurisdiction, updatability, and how quickly your stack can be de-Americanized if policy shifts.
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