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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2010/07/15/nhs_microsoft/So they've come to the end of their 9-year special deal which helped earn Billy Goats a knighthood...
Now they may have to pay the full whack or do some serious re-negotiating it seems, as by now they're too deeply in the depths of Microsoft to make a change... Or are they? Who knows, but if only they'd stuck to their guns 9 years ago. Corwards.
One intersting quote: "Our source said the only alternative - a move to open source software - was unlikely to overcome reluctance from staff to move to less familiar systems."I'm sure a good team of programmers could make something look familiar if they really needed to...
And anyway, what's wrong with change? Gordon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq