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| From | flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.privacy.anon-server, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software |
| Date | 2016-11-17 19:43 -0500 |
| Message-ID | <e9716aFj1cjU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <20775a928fb0a359afd0f7e14deadd98@anemone.mooo.com> <e97040Firc0U1@mid.individual.net> <G%rXz.34744$mI2.22708@fx08.iad> |
Cross-posted to 4 groups.
On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:33:40 -0500, Wolf K wrote: > On 2016-11-17 19:25, flatfish+++ wrote: >> On Thu, 17 Nov 2016 23:19:53 +0100 (CET), Jeremy Bentham wrote: >> >>> Back in 2003, the city of Munich announced its plans to switch >>> from Microsoft Windows to Linux on 14,000 PCs which were under >>> usage at municipal government. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer flew >>> to Munich to meet the mayor to reverse their decision. But they >>> declined Steve Ballmer’s request and completed their plan in >>> December 2013. The sad news is that the end users were not so >>> happy with Linux and the government was also not happy with the >>> price savings it offered when compared to Windows. >>> >>> Today, TechRepublic reported that Munich is planning to move >>> back to Microsoft Windows and Office on its PCs.[...] >> >> I, along with several other so called Windows "trolls" predicted this >> many years ago. >> >> The entire migration plan has been a disaster and the prediction has >> always been that as soon as the end users got their say, and it leaked >> out, the revolt and ultimately the return to Windows software would >> transpire. >> >> It's just another example of how desktop Linux is not suitable for the >> average, non-technical end user. >> >> The Linux loons will be silent on this one as they search for some way >> to discredit the claims, blame the users, blame Microsoft, blame >> anyone or anything but the true source of the problem which is desktop >> Linux itself. > > There is no "desktop Linux". There are desktops that run on Linux. > Subtle, but important difference. The reason that Munich's switch to > Linux failed. Fair enough. I meant Linux running as a desktop system rather than a server, super computer, embedded Linux etc. Those are areas where Linux does well. > > PS: What the hell is "LiMux?????? It's the city of Munich's home grown distribution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux -- flatfish+++ mariana trench
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Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Jeremy Bentham <nobody@anemone.mooo.com> - 2016-11-17 23:19 +0100
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-17 19:25 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2016-11-17 19:33 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-17 19:43 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2016-11-17 20:44 -0500
More trolls purveying "fake news" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-11-18 05:31 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 09:18 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-18 09:38 -0500
Re: Propaganda "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 22:21 +0800
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2016-11-18 19:26 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-11-19 06:29 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2016-11-19 09:03 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-19 09:08 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-11-19 09:58 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2016-11-19 10:25 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-11-19 14:43 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-19 15:56 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-21 07:06 -0600
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-21 08:46 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-21 11:52 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-21 12:01 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-11-22 13:44 -0700
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Jeremy Bentham <nobody@anemone.mooo.com> - 2016-11-23 00:30 +0100
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Anonymous <anonymous@hoi-polloi.org> - 2016-11-22 01:53 +0100
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-11-19 15:05 -0700
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-201611.rodent.frell.theremailer.net> - 2016-11-20 11:33 +0000
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 10:04 -0500
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-11-20 21:47 -0700
Re: More trolls purveying "fake news" flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-19 07:50 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 08:08 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 21:45 +0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 21:46 +0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 09:22 -0500
Re: Running Micro$oft Office in Linux "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 22:29 +0800
Re: Running Micro$oft Office in Linux Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 09:51 -0500
Re: Running Micro$oft Office in Linux "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 22:55 +0800
Re: Running Micro$oft Office in Linux Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 12:03 -0500
Re: Running Micro$oft Office in Linux android <here@there.was> - 2016-11-20 06:33 +0100
Re: Running Micro$oft Office in Linux GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-11-18 12:12 -0700
Re: Running Micro$oft Office in Linux Dr Eberhard Lisse <nospam@lisse.NA> - 2016-11-24 16:06 +0200
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software pinnerite <pinnerite@gmail.com> - 2016-11-22 11:45 +0000
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software android <here@there.was> - 2016-11-22 13:35 +0100
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 09:21 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 22:28 +0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 09:50 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-18 09:53 -0500
Re: Office 2003 and big monitor "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 22:56 +0800
Re: Office 2003 and big monitor flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-18 10:02 -0500
Re: Office 2003 and big monitor "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 23:22 +0800
Re: Office 2003 and big monitor flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-18 11:49 -0500
Re: Office 2003 and big monitor "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-19 10:58 +0800
Re: Office 2003 and big monitor flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-19 07:47 -0500
Re: Office 2003 and big monitor "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-20 00:25 +0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 12:00 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-18 08:47 -0700
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 23:50 +0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-18 11:48 -0700
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-18 09:41 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 09:53 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 22:59 +0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 12:05 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-18 10:01 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 12:06 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 18:54 +0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-18 08:06 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Bob Chapman <msu79@yahoo.com> - 2016-11-19 21:56 +0000
Fake News: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-11-19 18:56 -0500
Re: News: Munich city considering a move back to Windows and Office flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 09:40 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 09:36 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-20 10:40 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 10:47 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2016-11-20 12:17 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 15:26 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-20 15:03 -0700
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-11-21 00:00 +0100
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 18:15 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-20 16:18 -0700
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-11-20 16:17 -0700
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-20 18:41 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software flatfish+++ <flatfish@linuxmail.org> - 2016-11-20 18:52 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-11-21 07:56 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Anonymous <anonymous@hoi-polloi.org> - 2016-11-22 02:13 +0100
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-11-21 07:52 -0600
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software befr@eaglesoft.de (Bernd Fröhlich) - 2016-11-18 09:15 +0100
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2016-11-18 18:52 +0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2016-11-18 18:34 -0500
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2016-11-23 16:02 -0800
Re: Munich city planning to move back to Windows and Office from open-source software android <here@there.was> - 2016-11-24 08:47 +0100
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