Agreed. I actually prefer Kicad to Altium. For the things I do it is more than sufficient.

Microsoft built their HQ in Munich as part of the “deal” as far as I remember. Something along those lines. The secret ingredient is corruption.

CAD is a huge pain point for me as well. I used all sorts of packages from PTC when it was still called Pro/E to the Autodesk 3D solutions with a stint of NX in between. Nothing that works on Linux that isn’t o shape is usable for me. I genuinely tried working with freecad but it doesn’t fit me.

It won’t be a big bang, but a gradual change. It has already started.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/german-state-gov-ditching-windows-for-linux-30k-workers-migrating/

Same here. I like the battery system they have that literally fits on almost anything they make nowadays. Very diverse range, good bang for the buck.

Einhell make some Great Budget Tools.