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> <Quote>
> The Los Angeles city government will use Google (NSDQ:GOOG)'s e-mail
> and Internet application services under a $7.25 million contract the
> City Council approved Tuesday. The deal marks a significant win for
> Google over rival Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) and is widely seen as a vote
> of confidence for cloud computing.
>
> Under the contract, the city's approximately 30,000 employees will use
> Google's e-mail and on-demand office applications, according to a
> story in The Wall Street Journal.... Google defeated Microsoft in
> bidding for the job...
> </Quote>
>
> http://www.crn.com/software/220900876;jsessionid=3QSDHAJOPHNMPQE1GHPSKH4ATMY32JVN
Guess who pays the bills?
Microsoft, for the crimes it committed.
"According to Los Angeles City Council minutes, just over
$1.5 million for the project will come from the payout of
a 2006 class action lawsuit between the City and Microsoft.
Microsoft paid $70 million three years ago to settle the
suit, brought on behalf of six California counties and
cities who alleged that Microsoft used its monopoly
position to overcharge for software. Microsoft has
paid out more than $1 billion in other class-action
settlements based on similar claims."
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/174547/google_apps_scores_in_la_with_assist_from_microsoft.html
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