Microsoft cuts prices as Paris eyes Linux
eWeek | at | by Mike
In another sign that competition is heating up in the software industry, Microsoft Corp. has slashed prices by more than half for Paris City Hall as the French capital considers switching to low-cost open-source programs. The software giant agreed to cut prices to suppliers who work with the city "to the order of" 60 percent, said a Paris official, who spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday. Paris plans to spend $195 million on computers and software over the next three years in a push to upgrade obsolete systems.