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Linux wins big over Microsoft in Munich (USA Today)Linux wins big over Microsoft in Munich (USA Today)Posted Jul 17, 2003 12:58 UTC (Thu) by ekj (subscriber, #1524)Parent article: Linux wins big over Microsoft in Munich (USA Today) Everyone buying, or considering buying a large number of MS-licenses should take note of this. One thing you can learn from this is that you are being overcharged. So much that even a credible threat to go with Linux will be enough to make MS lower their prices drastically. (by 35% in this example) In other words, when MS says "That'll be $10 million", you should, at the very least, make sure you're in a situation where you can credibly say: "We can consider $6 million, if not there's always alternatives." In other words, the beginning of the end of the monopoly. One of the charateristics of a monopoly is that you can overcharge grossly, knowing that the customers don't see a choise. It's nice to see that atleast some customers are starting to realize that there IS a choise
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