{"id":153599,"date":"2026-04-10T13:01:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=153599"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:31:48","slug":"france-gave-a-big-blow-to-american-dominance-in-tech-macron-took-that-decision-trump-will-be-left-in-doubt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=153599","title":{"rendered":"France gave a big blow to American dominance in tech! Macron took that decision, Trump will be left in doubt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"story-10359849\"><span class=\"jsx-d9b4a3b36103a47d\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-d9b4a3b36103a47d\">April 10, 2026, 23:40 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl\" class=\"jsx-204852691 asubttl\">France has taken a big step towards reducing its dependence on American tech companies. The government of President Emmanuel Macron has decided to remove American software Microsoft Windows from its government computers and start using the open-source operating system Linux. <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-204852691 amimg\">\n<div class=\"jsx-5bcc1d6da4c3bd16\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\" class=\"jsx-5bcc1d6da4c3bd16 \"><img alt=\"France's shock to America, Windows will be removed from government offices\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnkhabar\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Emmanuel-Macron-2026-02-9f8db1570c02b550aba51159fcb31ed2.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=640&amp;height=480\"\/><span id=\"fullscreen_open_button\" class=\"jsx-5bcc1d6da4c3bd16 imgzoom tap_to_zoom\"><img alt=\"Zoom\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"tap_to_zoom\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/zoom-img.svg\"\/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"jsx-204852691 imgcap\">France took a big step, will leave Windows and shift to Linux<\/span><\/figure>\n<div class=\"jsx-204852691 artbody\"><strong>New Delhi.<\/strong> France has taken a big and shocking decision, challenging the dominance of American tech companies. Under the leadership of President Emmanuel Macron, France is now preparing to shift its government system from Microsoft Windows to Linux. This is being considered a historic step towards digital independence. It is believed that this step may increase uneasiness among Donald Trump and the American tech lobby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why will France leave Windows and shift to Linux?<\/strong><br \/>According to TechCrunch report, France believes that too much dependence on American companies is not good for its security and autonomy. According to French Minister David Amiel, this step has been taken to regain control over our &#8216;digital destiny&#8217;. France no longer wants to leave the command of its data and digital infrastructure in anyone else&#8217;s hands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Growing concern in Europe regarding Trump administration&#8217;s policy<\/strong><br \/>Impact of the policies of the Trump government: This decision has come at a time when there is increasing concern in Europe regarding the policies of the Trump administration in America. In recent months, France has become alert due to the way America has weaponized sanctions and blocked access to many international services. He fears that dependence on American technology may create problems for him in the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Not just Windows, a lot more changed<\/strong><br \/>It will start from the French Government&#8217;s Digital Agency (DINUM). France has already abandoned &#8216;Microsoft Teams&#8217; and adopted the indigenous tool &#8216;Visio&#8217;. Health data is also set to be shifted to a new secure platform by the end of this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>France is moving towards digital sovereignty<\/strong><br \/>France is now moving towards digital sovereignty, so that it does not have to look to any other country for its technology. Let us tell you that digital sovereignty or digital independence or digital sovereignty has become very important for every country today. It shows its complete control over the data, technology and digital systems of a country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-5d5943d0494ab899 atawrap\">\n<h2 class=\"jsx-5d5943d0494ab899 atahead\">About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-5d5943d0494ab899 atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-5d5943d0494ab899 ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-5d5943d0494ab899 atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-5d5943d0494ab899\">\n<div style=\"min-height:52px;margin:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnkhabar\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vkjha-photo-2025-10-d11446fdb1582c20fe5fb80950cf5841.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=52&amp;height=52\" alt=\"authoring\" title=\"authoring\" width=\"52\" height=\"52\" class=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-5d5943d0494ab899 attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.news18.com\/byline\/vinoy-jha-1533.html\" class=\"jsx-5d5943d0494ab899 atamail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vinay Kumar Jha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After starting his career in print media, he has been working as a senior copy editor in News18Hindi for the last 8 years. 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