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Moscow has become the first Russian city that replaces Microsoft services with software that’s developed by domestic companies, as part of a plan put in place by President Vladimir Putin in order to cut dependence on technology belonging to US-based firms. Thousands of computers will remove Microsoft’s Exchange Server and Outlook, according to a report from Bloomberg, and the transition will begin with approximately 6,000 machines, but will continue with many more once the initial phase is complete. The email service will be replaced with a local solution that will be installed by state-run carrier Rostelecom PJSC and the government is already looking at expanding the transition to other software too, including the Windows operating system and the Office productivity suite. Artem Yermolaev, head of information technology for Moscow, explai... ...