ZDNet: Expert: Use Open Source to Cut MS Prices

“The recent win by a Taiwanese pressure group that forced
Microsoft to slash prices by over 50 percent is a strategy that
works only up to a point, said an industry analyst.

“For the software giant to really feel the heat, a better
strategy may be for governments to speak with their checkbooks,
said Robin Simpson, Gartner Australasia’s research director.

“He said that when governments give departments a free hand to
try and buy open-source software–such as the Linux operating
system and OpenOffice suite–the results are longer-lasting…”

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