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  Is Linux breaking Microsoft's grip?
Time: 12:33 EST/17:33 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Robert Stein

Open-source software gave Microsoft a one-two punch this week, with the European Union and an African nonprofit educational organization showing preference for Linux systems. The European Union awarded on Thursday a $249,000 (250,000 euro) contract to U.K.-based system-integrator Netproject to study the feasibility of moving the information systems of several member countries' governments to the Linux operating system from Microsoft's Windows OS.

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