[Bush2000]

You haven't been reading. Linux was ahead in the beginning because it came out ahead on a contracted third-party merit study. That Microsoft's price was so high was a definite nail in its coffin, but even lowering their initial bid so much was apparently not enough to overcome the shortcomings in other areas.

Rrrrrright. It couldn't possibly have anything to do with seeking to avoid sending dollars to the United States companies... /SARCASM

[antiRepublicrat]

It couldn't possibly have anything to do with seeking to avoid sending dollars to the United States companies...

You mean like IBM who won the contract? In case you haven't been reading, upfront price wasn't the entire issue. They were also looking at expenses in the future, which would have been higher with Microsoft.