Re: [Hampshire] Munich Council was: (no subject)

2014-08-20 Thread Roger Munford
I have slept on it and have concluded that there is no doubt that Munich will return to Windows just as fast as possible. The reasoning behind it is that Microsoft are moving their HQ to Munich. In Germany local authorities get a slice of the turnover of companies that they host and the

Re: [Hampshire] Munich Council was: (no subject)

2014-08-20 Thread Gordon Scott
Look on the bright side. This always looked to me like FUD, and if Microsoft have to move their European Headquarters to Munich to get them out of using a Linux IT infrastructure, that sounds to me like Linux in Munich was causing MS some real heartache. I suspect MS are paying a lot of

Re: [Hampshire] Munich Council was: (no subject)

2014-08-20 Thread Jack Knight
On 20 August 2014 10:35, Gordon Scott gor...@gscott.co.uk wrote: Look on the bright side. This always looked to me like FUD, and if Microsoft have to move their European Headquarters to Munich to get them out of using a Linux IT infrastructure, that sounds to me like Linux in Munich was

Re: [Hampshire] Munich Council was: (no subject)

2014-08-20 Thread Joseph Bennie
On 20 Aug 2014, at 10:46, Jack Knight j...@pobox.com wrote: On 20 August 2014 10:35, Gordon Scott gor...@gscott.co.uk wrote: Look on the bright side. This always looked to me like FUD, and if Microsoft have to move their European Headquarters to Munich to get them out of using a Linux

Re: [Hampshire] Munich Council was: (no subject)

2014-08-20 Thread pavithran
On 20 August 2014 16:16, Joseph Bennie j...@lincore.com wrote: Its interesting that most people are not citing complaints about linux. The actual complaints are about applications and specifically office productivity and collaboration. document exchange with companies. Basically it boils

Re: [Hampshire] Munich Council was: (no subject)

2014-08-20 Thread Joseph Bennie
On 20 Aug 2014, at 18:29, pavithran pavithra...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 August 2014 16:16, Joseph Bennie j...@lincore.com wrote: Its interesting that most people are not citing complaints about linux. The actual complaints are about applications and specifically office productivity and

Re: [Hampshire] Munich Council was: (no subject)

2014-08-20 Thread pavithran
On 20 August 2014 23:51, Joseph Bennie j...@lincore.com wrote: …. Outlook, Lync and Exchange is a communication juggernaught! and the people who use it expect it to hold 10+ years of email securely and reliably for 200+ people and it be accessible everywhere! … that takes a lot of energy

Re: [Hampshire] Munich Council was: (no subject)

2014-08-20 Thread Paul Tansom
** Joseph Bennie j...@lincore.com [2014-08-20 19:22]: On 20 Aug 2014, at 18:29, pavithran pavithra...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 August 2014 16:16, Joseph Bennie j...@lincore.com wrote: snip The other issues are all with Exchange being advertised as superior product which is just bollocks

Re: [Hampshire] Munich Council was: (no subject)

2014-08-20 Thread Joseph Bennie
On 20 Aug 2014, at 23:48, Paul Tansom p...@aptanet.com wrote: ** Joseph Bennie j...@lincore.com [2014-08-20 19:22]: On 20 Aug 2014, at 18:29, pavithran pavithra...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 August 2014 16:16, Joseph Bennie j...@lincore.com wrote: snip The other issues are all with Exchange