* Ken Schneider (kschneider@rtsx.com) [030407 11:24]: ->> > ->> > <http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/07/HNballmer_1.html> ->> ->> Well, if nothing else, this says that they're very worried because how often ->> does Ballmer pay personal visits to clients? I am suspicious about the ->> "confidential" nature of the meeting - could there be some back room dealing ->> going on here? It wouldn't surprise me in the least. ->> ->> I seem to remember something about a mandate for the public sector to use OSS, ->> but I can't remember the specifics. Hmmmm! -> ->As the article points out, if M$ loses Munich others will soon follow. I ->would think that M$ is giving Munich (officials?) some hefty pocket ->change in order to get them to stay with M$. Why else would there be a ->closed meeting. We all know M$ will get it all (and then some) back in ->the end and M$ has V E R Y deep pockets. I guess this means it's not only the U.S. Government that can be bought for the right price. ;) -- Ben Rosenberg ---===---===---===--- mailto:ben@whack.org Tell me what you believe.. I'll tell you what you should see.