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Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by coldcode on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @09:32AM (#24060546)
The Rolling Stones tried that with Microsoft and "Start Me Up", they quoted what they thought was ridiculous $10M. Microsoft said sure, no problem.
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Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by Strom on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @10:09AM (#24060893)
That's a fun story. Looking more into it, it seems that $10M is based on rumors and it was more likely $3M. [1] Doesn't change the point of the story though.

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[1] https://www.networkworld.com/article/2220097/what-microsoft-...

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Re:Moved a server from one building to another with zero dow... by vntok on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @10:41AM (#24061287)
$10M is a debunked urban legend; the actual figure is only $3M, which is pretty standard. Microsoft's whole ad campaign for Win95 cost about $200M after all.
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