PuddingFeeling [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoAre there any studies done on how much linux can save governments money if they do a whole migration?message-squaremessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1222
arrow-up1222message-squareAre there any studies done on how much linux can save governments money if they do a whole migration?PuddingFeeling [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square82fedilink
minus-squareanamethatisnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up43·edit-21 year agoThey actually flip flop a lot. 2006: Migration to LiMux begins 2008: 1200 out of 14,000 have migrated to the LiMux environment 2013: Over 15,000 LiMux PC-workstations (of about 18,000 workstations) 2016: Microsoft moves german HQ to Münich 2017: Dumping Linux https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/munich-city-government-to-dump-linux-desktop-84307.html 2020: Going back to Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-not-windows-why-munich-is-shifting-back-from-microsoft-to-open-source-again/ 2023: Microsoft opens new Experience Center in Münich https://www.munich-business.eu/meldungen/neues-microsoft-experience-center-emea.html 2023: Analysing what needs to be done to switch to Win10 before new vote https://www.tweaksforgeeks.com/ditching-linux-for-windows-after-wannacry-is-too-risky-for-munich-green-party-warns/
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up22·1 year agoCompanies like MS love to lobby a company or institution for a flip sale, lots of revenue in services. just have to bribe/schmooze the right people. That’s how Siemens was doing business before their giant lawsuit.
minus-squarebufalo1973@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoDidn’t the major changed from left to right in 2016 or 2017?
minus-squareanamethatisnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNah https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Reiter
They actually flip flop a lot.
2006: Migration to LiMux begins
2008: 1200 out of 14,000 have migrated to the LiMux environment
2013: Over 15,000 LiMux PC-workstations (of about 18,000 workstations)
2016: Microsoft moves german HQ to Münich
2017: Dumping Linux https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/munich-city-government-to-dump-linux-desktop-84307.html
2020: Going back to Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-not-windows-why-munich-is-shifting-back-from-microsoft-to-open-source-again/
2023: Microsoft opens new Experience Center in Münich https://www.munich-business.eu/meldungen/neues-microsoft-experience-center-emea.html
2023: Analysing what needs to be done to switch to Win10 before new vote https://www.tweaksforgeeks.com/ditching-linux-for-windows-after-wannacry-is-too-risky-for-munich-green-party-warns/
Companies like MS love to lobby a company or institution for a flip sale, lots of revenue in services. just have to bribe/schmooze the right people. That’s how Siemens was doing business before their giant lawsuit.
Didn’t the major changed from left to right in 2016 or 2017?
Nah
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Reiter