City of Munich Is Ditching Linux and Moves Back to Windows After over 14 Years

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  1. stapp

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    How much did M$ pay the city of Munich to switch back? Bet it was $100 million USD or more.
     
  3. blacknight

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    Probably, even if Linux OS did many progress, they are not yet so friendly as common employees want or need. Obviously it's not a problem to use Word in Libre Office.....
     
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    Look Munich got along fine for 14yrs on Linux. There's nothing pure about this except pure business.
     
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    Exactly, this stinks "money changes hands", aka "how to corrupt in legality", aka "welcome to the new normal".
     
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    Follow the money ...
     
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    Knowing German people, I think it's a problem of efficiency and productivity. Efficiency is a must for them.
     
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    No suspire there, linux can be easily described: "Oh the pain, the pain." I bet they could not even find employees and admins willing to deal with it. :D

    Indeed. Linux can do anything than Windows can, it just takes like 20 times more time and it is about 5 times more expensive.
     
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    How can you even say that? Munich was not grinding to a halt during the 14yrs Munich was successfully using Linux. Munich was prospering with government employees competently using Linux.
     
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    One mayor switched to Linux, when another one was elected he decided to go back to Microsoft. We will never know true reason why either of then made a change.
     
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    I suppose it depends what they were using it for. In my country it's fairly common for Linux laptops (usually running Ubuntu) to be issued to teaching staff for their own use on campus (although most computers intended for student use run Windows). I've never heard a colleague claim that they were a pain to use or problematical in any way. Once they had initially familiarised themselves with the OS many actually seemed to prefer Ubuntu to Windows. I had always assumed the colleges who use Linux machines like this did so for economical reasons anyway, Linux being freeware and all.
     
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    Follow the money ...
     
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    I agree. It would be interesting if we could...
     
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    A similar thing happened in the UK IIRC and there was going to be some deal with Ubuntu (a UK based company) to supply new computer software to the NHS (National Health Service). Eventually the government of the day decided to go with Windows, there were rumours of bribery by M$ but nothing could be proved.
     
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    LOL, good one.
     
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    Nothing to see here, move along :rolleyes:
     
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    I think they used smoke and mirrors lol.
     
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    Interesting read about it here:
    http://www.zdnet.com/article/why-munich-should-stick-with-linux/
    Reiter probably had his mind made up, eh?
    But Accenture still did not recommend wholesale return to microsoft products.
    Not judgin', just sayin'. :)
     
  19. pandlouk

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    Better say what "gift/s" MS gave to Munich Mayor/council for the switch?
    Not judgin', but if it were me I would have taken an offer from apple too... before deciding... :p

    Panagiotis
     
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    Well, i don't like MS and I like Linux. But - I'm not able to understand - this migration mean good news for jobs and occupation in the town....
     
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    One of the commenters stated this.​

    Jack of Hearts: I have done some digging and the problem is adoption and users being unhappy with the lack of software available for Linux
     
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    Linux can be as difficult and tiresome to use as redhat or as easy as Android, the only difference is GUI's or not and in developing, creating the GUI is the easy, fun part. So at some level it has been decided, Linux will not even try to compete with desktop Windows otherwise cmd line configuration options would have all been given GUI front ends years ago and it would be a breeze to learn and use, just like Android is.
     
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    Another German state plans switch back from Linux to Windows
    Lower Saxony says 'auf wiedersehen, pinguin'
    July 27, 2018

    https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/27/lower_saxony_to_dump_linux/
     
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