Microsoft Loses Munich Deal to Linux
Microsoft Corp. is set to lose a large Windows desktop contract it has with the German government to Linux and open-source software.
The city of Munich, the third largest in Germany, has chosen Linux and the free OpenOffice.org productivity suite for its more than 15,000 desktop systems, replacing Microsoft Windows NT, say sources close to the negotiations.
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