Hey, we are talking about the german government, we know how foresighted they are!
When I hung around with US troops I got to know the 7Ps "proper planning prevents piss poor performance". Wise words!
I am sure they don't even know how to calculate software costs. No licence costs don't necessarily mean lower costs in the short/middle term. They underestimated the training and that a new software needs also extra support when it is running.
No driver support?
It's also smart to check out what hardware is used in their systems
before you migrate...
Also, one should never underestiminate the entrenched habit people have. I saw this when we tried to use OpenOffice to substitute MS Word for our pencil pushers. When a button is slightly different than they are used to, they are reluctant to use it. "Oh, it's broken, I can't work with it"
And I agree, Cat, a well-maintenanced Apache kicks any MS serves's ass any day!
