> Germany tried that, in the end they've spent more money on migrating to OpenOffice and then even more money on migrating back. This is not how the people wor

> Germany tried that, in the end they've spent more money on migrating to OpenOffice and then even more money on migrating back. This is not how the people working in the Munich municipality tell the story. [1] Although the new city major has made statements of wanting to go back to Microsoft, [2] apparently the open source system is live and well. [3] So it seems that the whole story that "Germany switched from Windows to Linux, only to regret it years later" is a myth. [1]http://www.techrepublic.com/article/no-munich-isnt-about-to-ditch-free-software-and-move-back-to-windows/ http://www.techrepublic.com/article/no-munich-isnt-about-to-... [2]http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/european-technology/mayor-of-city-that-threw-out-microsoft-told-to-end-attacks-on-linux/ http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/european-technology/mayor-o... [3]http://www.ocsmag.com/2015/08/24/no-munich-is-not-considering-ditching-linux-and-going-back-to-windows/ http://www.ocsmag.com/2015/08/24/no-munich-is-not-considerin...