XPost: alt.os.linux   
   From: robin_listas@invalid.es   
      
   On 2016-11-18 00:05, Happy Oyster wrote:   
   > In case you did not see this...   
   >   
   >   
   > On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 23:19:53 +0100 (CET), Jeremy Bentham   
   >  wrote:   
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   >> Back in 2003, the city of Munich announced its plans to switch   
   >>from Microsoft Windows to Linux on 14,000 PCs which were under   
   >> usage at municipal government. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer flew   
   >> to Munich to meet the mayor to reverse their decision. But they   
   >> declined Steve Ballmer’s request and completed their plan in   
   >> December 2013. The sad news is that the end users were not so   
   >> happy with Linux and the government was also not happy with the   
   >> price savings it offered when compared to Windows.   
   >>   
   >> Today, TechRepublic reported that Munich is planning to move   
   >> back to Microsoft Windows and Office on its PCs. As per the   
      
   About a year ago, there was a similar "rumour", which was later found   
   false. It was simply the opposition party making noise, for political   
   reasons.   
      
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