Great article! Recommended reading to anyone interested in the business side of Linux.
My favorite paragraphs: "Though Microsoft underbid IBM and SuSE by $11.9 million in Munich, city officials were concerned about the unpredictable long-run cost of Microsoft upgrades, says Munich council member Christine Strobl, who championed the switch to Linux. And the more Microsoft discounted, the more it underscored the notion that as a sole supplier, Microsoft could - and has been - naming its own price, she says. "Microsoft's philosophy is to change our software every five years," Strobl says. "With open-source, it is possible for us to make our own decision as to when to change our software." I think this will be known in the future as The Battle of Munich. ;) John Hebert -----Original Message----- From: Shannon Roddy To: [email protected] Sent: 7/14/03 11:56 AM Subject: [brlug-general] USA today gives details on MS's attempt to keep Munich USA today enearthed the details on MS's attempt to keep Munich, Germany as a customer... http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2003-07-13-microsoft -linux-munich_x.htm Shannon _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
