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South Korea will ditch Microsoft Windows for Linux

Windows 7 support will end in January of next year, and that is a huge problem
for both business and home users that are still running the aging operating
system. Can't these people just upgrade to Windows 10? Well, yeah, but many
just don't want to. Windows 10 has extreme telemetry that many people consider
to be spying. As a result, they simply don't trust Microsoft's latest operating
system. Not to mention, for businesses and organizations with many computers,
the upgrade to Windows 10 could prove to be a costly affair.
And now, as a result of the upcoming death of Windows 7 support, the South
Korean government has reportedly decided to ditch Microsoft Windows entirely.
According to The Korea Herald, the Asian country's government will switch from
Windows 7 to a Linux-based operating system.
Unfortunately, it is not yet revealed which Linux distribution will be used. What
we do know, however, is South Korea won't act blindly -- they will test Linux
extensively before switching. It is likely they will try various distributions before
settling on just one.
Moving to Linux will be fairly pricey in the short term, as it is expected to cost
more than a half billion dollars (including hardware upgrades). With that
said, Choi Jang-hyuk, Service Bureau Chief of the Ministry of the Interior and
Safety, is predicting a long term cost savings by switching to an open source
operating system.
Whether the South Korean government truly saves money from this move
remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure -- they will no longer be beholden to
Microsoft. That could be priceless.

1. When will be ended the support for Windows 7?

2. Why doesn't the people just upgrade to Windows 10?

3. What will the South Korean government do as a result of the death od Windows 7?

4. Will it be pricey to switch OS?

5. What is priceless for the South Korean government about this switch?