[dba-Tech] Migration to Linux

Here is a link to:
Microsoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success

http://tinyurl.com/q3krjr6

One post to the above article lists the following success stories:
<quote>
Similar astronomical savings have been reported in last 4 - 5 years
by shift from Microsoft to Linux by the Governments of Brazil, South
Africa, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia, Peru, Chile, middle eastern
countries and others, as well as NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange and
all the other financial Stock Exchanges in USA and internationally,
most of the Irish and Italian banking systems, several large
organizations and international Universities and hundreds of clients
of IBM and Oracle and Cisco.
<quote>

Helmut


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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]Im Auftrag von
Hans-Christian Andersen
Gesendet: Montag, 10. Juni 2013 10:50
An: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Betreff: Re: [dba-Tech] Migration to Linux



Well, of course. Obviously, I don't know what happens behind closed doors,
but it's an oft used tactic for a corporation to get their will by the mere
threat of moving their offices to another country.  Especially for a country
as small as Denmark.

We aren't in conspiracy territory here, but, granted, I have no specific
evidence of any wrong doing.

- Hans


On 2013-06-10, at 12:49 AM, Martin Reid <mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hans
>
> than money that greases the pocket. :)
>
>
> Are you saying that MS bribes customers?
>
> Martin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
Andersen
> Sent: 10 June 2013 08:48
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Migration to Linux
>
> One can only hope, but, unfortunately, last I knew one of the biggest
European headquarters for Microsoft was around Copenhagen and therefore
politics plays a bigger part than practicality.
>
> I only hope that Scandinavian solidarity is a stronger incentive than
money that greases the pocket. :)
>
> - Hans
>
>
> On 2013-06-10, at 12:23 AM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Hi All:
>>
>>
>>
>> About ten years in the making Munich Germany has finally migrated
>> completely to Linux. Many other cities have been watching this unfold
>> and will be deciding which way to progress in the future.
>>
>>
>>
>> http://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/osor/news/city-munich-migration-s
>> ustain
>> able-desktop-completed-successfully
>>
>>
>>
>> Can I assume Saint Petersburg and Copenhagen will be following suit,
>> shortly? ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
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