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from: Joe Barr
date: 2003-05-21 13:59:42
subject: Re: Win cheaper than Linux

From: "Joe Barr" 

On Wed, 21 May 2003 20:25:13 +0200, Peter Sawatzki wrote:

> Bad news for Joe, the city of Munich, Germany will probably (*) NOT switch
> it's 16000 PCs to Linux: switching to Linux would have cost 33,8 M Euro
> but MS offered their new software for 27,3 M Euro:
>
> http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-21.05.03-000/
> http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/technologie/0,1518,249649,00.html
>
> (all german text)
>
> Peter
>
> (*) not yet a final decision

I notice you neglected to mention the fact that the only reason MS is
cheaper is because of MS's use of its illegal slush fund established in
order to prevent the loss of any more business to Linux at any cost, even
if they have to give the software away.

Shupak has done a good job of training you.



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