In 2023, 98 municipalities spent 538 million DKK on Microsoft products. This marks a 200 million DKK increase since 2018. According to the municipalities, they have no alternatives to Microsoft, as they are the only bidders for the public tenders, each time with a higher price. The Minister of Digitalization calls the dependence on the American tech giant “problematic,” and will come with proposals to reignite market competition.
