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Time, a court trial or two and some strong Linux growth have seen Microsoft turn its attention to Linux. While this new "recognition" by Microsoft is bound to turn up some legitimate flaws, it also establishes Linux and open source as an alternative.
In Mannheim, a preference for "open" standards -- not cost -- is driving the German city's shift to Linux.
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