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Provincial German town drops Microsoft for Linux | |
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| Time: 00:00 EST/05:00 GMT | News Source: USA Today | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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At first glance, there's not much of the cutting edge about Schwaebisch Hall, a provincial German town of crooked medieval streets whose biggest employer is a savings bank. But decidedly un-trendy Schwaebisch Hall has jumped to the front of a growing technology movement by replacing Microsoft software on all city computers with open-source applications based on the free, unproprietary Linux operating system. It's the first city in the world to do that, local officials claim, saying the switch will save money, improve security and break their dependence on just one supplier. | ||
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| #1 By 531 (67.38.162.197) at 3/26/2003 10:59:46 AM |
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Sha! And monkies might fly out of my butt!
(Sorry for the Wayne's World reference... I'm just in one of those moods.) |
| #2 By 7390 (198.246.16.251) at 3/26/2003 11:28:05 AM |
| Nacer, I agree that the initial cost of Windows is more than free but there is something called TCO. Also faced with diminishing market share wouldn’t MS respond by pricing their items competitively? |
| #3 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 3/26/2003 11:56:35 AM |
| mikekol - In the New World Economy monkies will be very expensive! |
| #4 By 531 (67.38.162.197) at 3/26/2003 12:11:21 PM |
| Aw, man! :( |
| #5 By 1845 (12.209.152.69) at 3/26/2003 3:40:21 PM |
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nacer, the cost of Windows has declined every year since its release. The price of Windows has remained the same for 10 yrs or more (sry, don't remember DOS prices). When you factor inflation with the fact that the price hasn't changed, the means the cost to the consumer is less with each passing year.
In 10 years time I might have a dragon living in my garage too. |
| #6 By 3339 (65.198.47.10) at 3/26/2003 5:26:00 PM |
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"The price of Windows has remained the same for 10 yrs or more (sry, don't remember DOS prices). When you factor inflation with the fact that the price hasn't changed, the means the cost to the consumer is less with each passing year."
Inflation is your only factor? Development costs are also going down for MS so the price is going up. |
| #7 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 3/26/2003 5:34:49 PM |
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sodajerk - "Development costs are also going down for MS so the price is going up. "
Development costs are less? Since when? |
| #8 By 37 (66.82.20.150) at 3/28/2003 11:13:10 AM |
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Development costs are also going down for MS
ROFL! Bawahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha |
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