Article from Heise.de (German)


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Article from Golem.de (German)


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Schily also is responsible for "[a] new license basic agreement [with Microsoft] two months ago. We have very good co-operation with Microsoft", stressed Schily and clarified that it is not about displacing Microsoft completely out of offices and authorities. But, "We want to break monopoly structures open -- to which Microsoft will just have to adjust." This shows that the German government has achieved significant leverage because in many countries, Microsoft insists upon single-source contracts, excluding Linux usage even from servers.