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Microsoft at the power point

机译：微软在简报中

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In May, the city of Munich decided to oust Microsoft Windows from the 14,000 computers used by local-government employees in favour of Linux, an open-source operating system. Although the contract was worth a modest $35m, Microsoft's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, interrupted his holiday in Switzerland to visit Munich and lobby the mayor. Microsoft even dropped its prices to match Li-nux-a remarkable feat since Linux is essentially free and users merely purchase support services alongside it. But the software giant still lost. City officials said the decision was a matter of principle: the municipality wanted to control its technological destiny. It did not wish to place the functioning of government in the hands of a commercial vendor with proprietary standards which is accountable to shareholders rather than to citizens.
机译：今年5月，慕尼黑市决定从当地政府雇员使用的14,000台计算机中淘汰Microsoft Windows，转而使用Linux（一种开源操作系统）。尽管这份合同的价值仅为3500万美元，但微软首席执行官史蒂夫·鲍尔默（Steve Ballmer）中断了他在瑞士的假期，去慕尼黑拜访慕尼黑并游说市长。微软甚至降低了价格以匹配Li-nux，这是一项了不起的壮举，因为Linux本质上是免费的，用户仅购买支持服务。但是软件巨头仍然输了。市政府官员说，这一决定是一个原则问题：市政当局希望控制其技术命运。它不希望将政府职能交给具有专有标准的商业供应商，该标准对股东而不是对公民负责。

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