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The tag brussels on WindowsForum.com covers discussions related to European Union regulatory actions and events centered in Brussels that impact Microsoft and the tech industry. Topics include the EU debate on requiring 15-year software updates to combat hardware obsolescence, the antitrust case against Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft's opening of a European Cloud & Interoperability Center in Brussels. These threads highlight how Brussels-based regulators and policies shape software support, competition, and cloud computing in Europe.
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    EU Debates 15-Year Software Updates to Curb Hardware Obsolescence

    Microsoft's decision to stop providing free security updates for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 — a move that campaigners say could instantly strand hundreds of millions of otherwise functional PCs — has crystallised a new, urgent debate in Europe about software-driven obsolescence and whether...
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    • alternative os brussels circular economy device longevity e-waste ecodesign esu eu policy hardware obsolescence long-term support open source os procurement repair-europe repairers-access right to repair software lifecycle windows windows 10 windows 10 end of support windows 11
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    European Regulators Near Resolution in Microsoft Teams Antitrust Case

    The latest chapter in the protracted antitrust saga between Microsoft and European regulators signals a possible end to one of the software industry’s most closely watched competition cases. As the European Commission seeks public comment on Microsoft’s latest set of proposed commitments...
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    • antitrust brussels competition data portability digital market power digital market regulation enterprise software eu regulation interoperability market competition microsoft microsoft teams regulatory policy software competition tech competition tech news tech regulation unbundling
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    VIDEO NATO activates its rapid response force after Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels | English News

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    • brussels foreign minister nato rapid response force
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    VIDEO beatbox a Bruxelles

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    • beatboxing brussels street performance youtube video
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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    Microsoft Opens European Cloud Center

    Microsoft has today opened a European Cloud & Interoperability Center (CIC) in Brussels. Located within the Microsoft Executive Briefing Center, Microsoft has invested 5.3m Euroes into the CIC – designed to drive innovation and economic growth across Europe through business use of cloud...
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    • brussels cloud computing cloud contact center consumer software demonstration economic growth education enterprise environmental health innovation microsoft partnership public sector research small business sustainability tech leadership technology urban development
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    • Forum: Windows News
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