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Dutch Tax Authorities Cancel Microsoft 365 Rollout Amid Cloud Outages

The Dutch government abandons its cloud migration to Microsoft 365 in favor of open source solutions following service disruptions.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 13 Oct 2026 · updated 3h ago

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How the odds moved · Will Microsoft be the largest company in the world by market cap on December 31?
0%50%100%0%6 Oct, 20:30 UTCnowwww.theregister.com: Microsoft celebrates end of Office 2021 LTSC with MS 365 outage · 13 Oct, 14:55 UTCLatest news: Dutch tax authorities cancel Microsoft 365 cloud rollout – and turn toward open source · 13 Oct, 11:50 UTC

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 13 Oct 2026. Latest news published first, on 13 October at 11:50 UTC; www.theregister.com followed 3h 05m later. The most recent article, from www.theregister.com, appeared on 13 October at 14:55 UTC.

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  • Will Microsoft be the largest company in the world by market cap on December 31? — the market puts it at 0%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. Microsoft must hold the highest global market capitalization at the exact moment the stock market closes on December 31, 2026. The final ranking depends on verified financial data from trusted news sources rather than real-time fluctuations. Readers often mistake the date of the linked article for the resolution deadline.
  • Will Microsoft be the third-largest company in the world by market cap on December 31? — the market puts it at 35%, with $42 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. Microsoft must hold the third-highest market capitalization among all global companies at the exact moment the stock market closes on December 31, 2026, for the Yes outcome to occur. The No outcome applies if any other company holds that rank at that specific time. Readers often mistake the resolution date or assume the ranking is determined by news reports rather than actual closing market prices.

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  1. Microsoft celebrates end of Office 2021 LTSC with MS 365 outage www.theregister.com
  2. Dutch tax authorities cancel Microsoft 365 cloud rollout – and turn toward open source Latest news

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