[ale] MS vs. Linux in Munich

[Jonathan Rickman]

On Sunday 20 July 2003 21:27, Christopher Fowler wrote:
> MS will still get licensing fees.  It seems that 80% of those desktops
> will have VMWare installed running Windows.  Its a shared victory
> with MS, VMWare, and Linux sharing the spoils.

VMWare is certainly getting a piece of the action, but MS is not. The city 
already had all the NT4/Office97 licenses. They are simply doing the 
prudent thing, and allowing for a transition period rather than jumping in 
with both feet and throwing away their years of investment in Windows apps. 

-- 
Jonathan Rickman
X Corps Security
http://www.xcorps.net


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