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Wednesday, 05/28/2003 9:26:45 PM

Wednesday, May 28, 2003 9:26:45 PM

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re previous discussions on linux vs msft

Microsoft down and out in Munich
By Ashlee Vance in San Francisco
Posted: 28/05/2003 at 18:45 GMT

Linux zealots all over Munich have strapped on their lederhosen and knocked back a few liters of beer after the open source operating system beat out Microsoft's Windows for a major city contract.

Munich will dump 14,000 PCs running Windows and install Linux instead in what is one of the biggest moves away from Redmond to date. The importance of the deal prompted Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to make a last minute pitch and reportedly to undercut an offer from IBM and SuSE.

Ballmer's efforts failed.

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30912.html
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