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Germany, IBM Sign Major Linux Deal

Posted by timothy on from the und-jetz dept.

Skip Franklin writes: "IBM and the German government are getting together to implement Linux as the government's computing platform of choice. The deal is being touted as a big blow to Microsoft, although personally I prefer the glass-half-full perspective of a big win for Open Source. The BBC has the story."

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  1. Incredible! by Asikaa · · Score: 4, Informative
    "Any policy that favours one thing over another isn't helpful," a Microsoft Europe spokeswoman told the Journal.

    "It limits choice rather than increasing choice."

    Yet another jaw-droppingly hypocritical statement from a Microsoft spokesperson.

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