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to: Joe Barr
from: Mike `/m`
date: 2003-05-27 18:36:06
subject: Re: Munich votes for Linux

From: Mike '/m' 

On Tue, 27 May 2003 06:29:01 -0500, "Joe Barr"
 wrote:

>On Mon, 26 May 2003 18:21:46 -0500, Joe Barr wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 26 May 2003 22:23:30 +0200, Peter Sawatzki wrote:
>>
>>> Joe,
>>>
>>> seems that Munich, Germany voted for Linux despite Microsoft making a
>>> slightly cheaper offer, which we earlier discussed. The article talks
>>> about a strategic decision:
>>>
>>> http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/anw-26.05.03-004/
>>>
>>> Peter
>>
>>
>> Amazing.  Even after the (reportedly) 90% rebate from Microsoft.
>>
>> There is a real message there for Redmond.
>
>It seems the final vote is not until the 28th, so we may be counting hens
>before the sheep come home.  And that message to Redmond might be hurry
>there is only a few days left for bribes.

Did you notice Ballmer sold his shares about the time he visited Munich?

 /m

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