Munich set to approve Linux despite patent worries: On e of the biggest switches to Linux is finally getting underway. We’ve been talking about this one for a while.
More than a year after the German city of Munich declared its landmark intention to abandon Microsoft Windows in favour of upstart rival Linux, its councilors are finally ready to go ahead with the plan.
German city picks Linux over Microsoft: We've known about this deal for a while, but what's interesting is the lengths Microsoft went to win and was still rebuffed. Microsoft offered last-minute concessions that would have made Windows and Office cheaper than switching. USA TODAY obtained city records that revealed Microsoft: Underbid…
USATODAY.com - Linux took on Microsoft, and won big in Munich: This is an in-depth look at why the German city of Munich blew off Microsoft and actually paid more money to the team of SuSE and IBM to put 14,000 Linux desktop machines into service. "The vote wasn't just another…