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Details of Linux-in-Munich Deal Revealed

Posted by michael on from the craaaaaaazy-prices dept.

An anonymous reader writes "USA Today is running a piece about the lengths which Microsoft went to in order not to lose the government of Munich's account to a Linux-based proposal from SuSE. Interesting to see how these types of contracts are structured, and just what Microsoft is willing to give up to prevent losing to Linux."

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  1. from the guys who hit bill in the face with a pie by gfody · · Score: 5, Funny

    goes to show how much they hate microsoft in germany

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  2. Hmm.... by mb12036 · · Score: 5, Funny

    What length WILL M$ go to in order to preserve their market share?

    Somebody should test this and put in the contract that Bill has to do dishes or clean toilets at the company for a month. Then we'll REALLY see to what lengths they'll go...

  3. Well, just goes to show... by daeley · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess Ballmer's "Ich bin ein Bavarian Creme Pie" speech didn't go over so good with the Mayor. ;)

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    1. Re:Well, just goes to show... by rampant+mac · · Score: 5, Funny
      "I guess Ballmer's "Ich bin ein Bavarian Creme Pie" speech didn't go over so good with the Mayor."

      Actually, if it was Ballmer giving the speech I'm sure it would've been more like:

      "Entwickler, Entwickler, Entwickler, Entwickler! Aaaaiiiieeeee, wooooooooo!"

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  4. Ballmer by blackmonday · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, they actually considered buying from Microsoft until Ballmer showed up doing the monkey dance.

  5. Steve Ballmer, Visionary, Dead on June 4 by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    Rumors continue to circulate around Redmond, Washington, home of Steve Ballmer's employer Microsoft, that he died on June 4th after returning from Munich, Germany, of a massive FUD failure. Mr. Ballmer had tavelled to the technology hub of Germany in order to prop up sagging preceptions of product value, armed with a full portfolio of buzzwords and authorized to offer significant concessions in order to prevent loss of an important sale and save face in a key facet of the European Market. Drenched with sweat and mumbling explitives, Mr. Ballmer emerged from a company plane and collapsed. A cumpled note in his hand, addressed to Microsoft Chairman, William Gates III, contained only one word, "Rosebud"

    More details to follow...

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  6. I love this story by Linux_ho · · Score: 5, Funny

    As many of you know, at the recent O'Reilly Open Source convention, Microsoft provided sack lunches to attendees for free. The Munich article reminds me of one guy's comment: "They should get used to us eating their lunch."

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