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offline Junktion from Northern Jutland (Denmark) on 2003-05-28 01:19 [#00717547]
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Article:
Despite Ballmer's 90% discount
STEVE BALLMER, the Vole's whirling, sweat-machine monkey-boy
CEO, seems to have struck out in Munich. That is the
third-largest cityscape in Germany, gentle readers. As such,
it's a major loss for Microsoft.
The story goes that Ballmer interrupted his skiing vacation
to drop into Munich and offer them a 90% discount on
Microsoft's software, countering that city's Linux and
Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) procurement.
It would seem that Ballmer's "generous" offer will not be
successful.
According to Heise (for those who read German) and also
Babelfish (for all of those who can decipher Germlish),
Munich seems set to select SuSE Linux and OpenOffice for all
its 14,000 desktop systems, rather than continue to pay off
the Vole.
The "network effect" of Munich city government converting to
Open Office will likely lead to a tidal wave of defections
from Microsoft's software in many government, academic and
commercial offices all over Germany.
And there might be repercussions from this in the EU
governmental Courts regarding Microsoft attempt to exercise
their monopolistic practices.
There's also the interesting footnote that Ballmer sold off
40 million shares of Microsoft stocks, right about the same
time he left Munich.
Ballmer should have stayed on Swiss slopes and broken a leg
instead


 

offline Junktion from Northern Jutland (Denmark) on 2003-05-28 01:22 [#00717550]
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this is one BIG step towards worldwide Linux :D

 

offline DiaZoHeXagoN from The city of angels (United States) on 2003-05-28 01:43 [#00717558]
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Microsoft is the devil

 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-05-28 02:30 [#00717579]
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Until Microsoft steals Linux - then you'll be sorry!
Muhahhahaahahaha!!

*waves MS Linux flag*

 

offline Jarworski from The Grove (United Kingdom) on 2003-05-28 02:31 [#00717580]
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Mr Corporate

 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-05-28 02:40 [#00717584]
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Yup

 

offline Jedi Chris on 2003-05-28 02:50 [#00717586]
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I can't help it if I'm a corporate whore!

LOL!! I gotta have the good stuff!

:P

 

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