Linux Took on Microsoft, and Won Big in Munich

[Quixote]

From the site:

With Unilog, the consultant, recommending IBM-SuSE, Gallman stepped up lobbying for Microsoft. He arranged technical briefings with city tech staffers to elaborate on the advantages of Microsoft's bid. At a workshop, Microsoft ''gave detailed answers on all the issues and concerns in the (Unilog) study in exactly the same order'' as listed in the study, Maack says. ''They must have had a hard copy.''

Gallman denies that Microsoft obtained a copy. He says it could provide thorough answers based on its expertise. According to city fairness rules, neither side should have had a copy of the report.

:-? And where was the Unilog study kept?  That's right; on Munich's PC's running Windows®.  And who has the key to the back door on all Windows® PC's?  That's right...

[Ilwrath]

And where was the Unilog study kept? That's right; on Munich's PC's running Windows®. And who has the key to the back door on all Windows® PC's? That's right...

Honestly.... I highly doubt that is how Microsoft got a copy of that report...  However, it does bring up an interesting point.  Countries are finally starting to realize that it isn't wise to trust your systems to 3rd party companies that are outside your sphere of control.  Linux didn't win this quote on it's price or technical merits.  It won this quote on it's freedom and control merits.  Let's hope the lights start turning on elsewhere, as well.

[Hammer]

There’re seems to be a small movement in some countries for operating system independence e.g. China (e.g. Chinese Linux), ??SE Asia (Turbo Linux),  Japan (??), Germany (e.g. Suse), France (Mandrake) United States (Red Hat Linux**, Lindows, SUN Linux, IBM Linux, Lycoris), Australia (Locus’s Linux) (just to name a few).    

**Supported by Dell Computers Corp.

[mikeymike]

And where was the Unilog study kept? That's right; on Munich's PC's running Windows®. And who has the key to the back door on all Windows® PC's? That's right...

It is far more likely that a management type who was pro the MS solution showed the report to MS so that they could fight their corner better.  Or even more likely that the report was freely available to all competitors in the potential sale.

[Quixote]

@Mikeymike:

;-) You are correct that it was more likely to be a human sympathizer who handed a paper copy to Microsoft.  However, the site mentioned that to be fair, neither vendor should have had a copy of the report.

[Fats]

The real significance of this story is that it has broken into the main media channels, rather than being relegated to the usual industry publications.

(No direct reply to bhogget though) OK, but how does it belong on the amiga.org homepage ? If Fleecy talking about Amiga (although with not much contents) on a weekly basis is nothing worth to put on the front page I don't think this belongs on the front page. It is not related to amiga and the people who want to follow such news have much better sites to visit (a la /.)

[mikeymike]

If you want an obscure link to the Amiga, Mozilla might get ported to it, hence the bounty on it.

If you want the truth, everyone at amiga.org likes to see MS get a good kicking from time to time :-)

[poweramiga2002]

GOOD TOO HEAR DOWN WITH MICRO SH#T

The world will be a better place without it

[pellerhead]

BWAHAHAHAHAH!
I was wondering what old Baldie Ballmer looked like after blowing that deal........GREAT avatar Blomberg!!!!  :-D