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Story: Microsoft denies role in Birmingham Linux flop

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Using competing rival software to lower bids is hardly underhand

It's good business sense, I know the NHS got a masssive discount from Microsoft 1 million licences + (7 year lockin) when they threatened to even consider open source. That's the market in action.

Large public bodies should not be taking risks mucking around with open source software, if private sector companies want to take the gamble thats up to them

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