Linux pioneer Munich poised to ditch open source and return to Windows

Re:Linux pioneer Munich poised to ditch open source and retu... by shmerl on Saturday February 11, 2017 @09:02PM (#13626177)

So, no real reason? Or may be MS paid someone in charge? It doesn't make any sense really.

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Re:Linux pioneer Munich poised to ditch open source and retu... by microcolonel on Saturday February 11, 2017 @09:19PM (#13626264)

Funnily enough, after 2004, MS moved their German HQ to Münich.

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Re:Linux pioneer Munich poised to ditch open source and retu... by sveme on Sunday February 12, 2017 @04:09AM (#13627525)

Indeed, they moved five kilometers from Unterschleißheim, a Munich suburb, to the city itself.

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Re:Linux pioneer Munich poised to ditch open source and retu... by welterde on Sunday February 12, 2017 @09:47AM (#13628545)

Actually it's 12km. But that's beside the point. Unterschleißheim is not part of Munich itself, so in regards to the corporate tax it does make a difference to both cities where it is paid (and we are talking about millions of euros here).

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Re:Linux pioneer Munich poised to ditch open source and retu... by fhackenberger on Sunday February 12, 2017 @01:19PM (#13629655)

Well exactly that makes all the difference. Local taxes now go to Munich instead of Unter...

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