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Linux Lands Big Bank Account

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the linux-switch-ads dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The European arm of Banco do Brasil, the largest bank in South America, is switching from Windows to Linux to cut costs and centralise support. The long-term strategy is to phase out Windows completely. Linux is also being used to replace Windows on desktops. Vnunet has the whole story."

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  1. Free OS's lead to greater profit. by tshak · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Could someone explain to me why this is so great (spare me the "MS is Evil" drivel). From my perspective, this is yet another business profiting off of the backs of developers who work for free. I Still Don't Get It(tm).

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    There is no longer anything that can be done with computers that is nontrivial and clearly legal. -- Paul Phillips
  2. Just Remember that... by Lobsang · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    There's more people in your so called "third world" than in the "industrialized nations" or whatever you might want to call them... :)