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Microsoft Audits UK Council To Prove Cost Effectiveness

Posted by simoniker on from the not-unintelligent dept.

A Masquerade writes "When Microsoft's market position was threatened by projects within the UK government evaluating open source solutions, it chose an interesting way to fight back. Computer Weekly has a piece by a Microsoft manager explaining they're paying for an external audit of the IT services for a specific UK local authority, Newham Council, to provide a cost justification for Windows and Office on the desktop, as opposed to an open source solution. The Register comments that 'if Microsoft succeeds in holding on to Newham, it will have knocked a considerable amount of wind out of the pilot schemes before they've even kicked off properly.'"

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  1. Re:The only way to win, really by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    99% of the users were using Windows. The last 1% of h4rDc0r3 Linux "hackers" were causing 20% of the disruptions.

    You can bet that if one could get rid of 99% of all users in one fell swoop, support staff wouldn't be as necessary.

  2. Good news for council flats by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    All the money saved from free software can be handed over all the lazy, shiftless wogs, pakis, niggers, and other leeches inhabiting the council flats. This is indeed very good news for mud people!

  3. tsarkon reports on BROWN-paper. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    That's not a whitepaper. That's a brown paper because its inked purely in fucking bullsiht.

  4. Re:Anti M$ legislation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Spoken like a true hate-filled, open source fanatic and terrorist.
    What is the difference between the open source fanatics and Al Quaeda? Answer: The open source arnachists are a far bigger threat to mankind than al quaeda will ever be!
    'nuff said!

  5. Re:They are trying to freeze the market by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    A desperate strategy. They are starting to hurt badly

    Hahahahahahahahaha!
    Another desperate open source troll peddling his linux disinformation and fiction.

    Let's look at REALTY versus the fiction that you are peddling shall we?

    FACT : According to the latest figures from IDC, Microsoft's market share for severs went UP from 51% to 56% in the past year, INCREASING the gap with linux.

    FACT : Microsoft's share on the desktop where they already rule still went UP again to 94%!
    Linux? Even CRAPPLE has a bigger market share on the desktop than linux.

    FACT : Windows server sales for the latest quarter by Microsoft went UP ro the tune of 18% !!

    FACT: Microsoft has a cash hoard to the tune of a staggering $51.5 BILLION!
    No other company on the entire planet comes even close!

    Microsoft desperate? LOL!
    You must be smoking the same thing the Iraqui Information Minister Al Sahaf was smoking.
    Give it up boy!