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Microsoft refuses to release study challenging Munich Linux success

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Microsoft and HP won't share a study claiming that the German city of Munich had its numbers wrong when it calculated switching from Windows to Linux saved the city millions - although an HP employee did provide the data to a German publication that reported on the results.

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Comments (6)

What does - TCO - really stand for, anyways?

BernardSwiss ·
I used to think this TLA meant Total Cost of Ownership -- but that clearly can't be right. At least that's plainly not what it means when Microsoft uses the term.

Perhaps "TCO" stands for: Totally Contrived Outcome ?

or maybe for: Typically Cynical Obfuscation ?

(I'm tempted to mis-quote Inigo Montoya: “You keep using that TLA, I do not think it means what you think it means”)
caitlyn ·
Totally Controlled Outcome, as in controlled by Microsoft with the results guaranteed in advance regardless of the data.

What this is really about:

BernardSwiss ·
German government advised to opt for open source

http://www.cio.co.uk/news/3421268/german-government-advised-...

This isn't about fiscal "cost", this is about discrediting a German policy initiative -- typical MS political shenanigans.

Fettoosh ·
Quoting:this is about discrediting a German policy initiative


Yes, and the only thing MS can do is to try its best to cast doubt on the proven success of Munich. By excluding Windows licenses in their TCO and refusing to release any detailed information, MS lost any credibility, if it had any, and asserted Munich success.

djohnston ·
Quoting:The study was commissioned by Microsoft to HP Consulting for internal purposes only


Which is why they're touting it to the public. Makes sense to me.

qcimushroom ·
If Microsoft could have found any way to put a spin on the collected data that would make Linux look bad, they would have released the study!!!

Instead the release the goal of the study, so their paid shills can write some fiction.

What else would you expect from Microsoft?

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