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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Am 23.02.17 um 16:06 schrieb Ben
Bucksch:<br>
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<pre wrap="">I've been following this and even briefly spoke to some of those
responsible for the project.
They had problems, but many of them were home-made, due to their
internal organization:
* They had 3 different departments in charge, and no strong leadership.
Even if the people in charge knew what's best, they could not get it
through. An organization like that cannot work.
* They used a Firefox and Thunderbird that was years old, even at the time.
* Last but not least, it was a political issue. The political party of
the major changed, and the decision changed.
* When they started, many of their applications were age-old Windows app
or Office macros. Getting rid of that legacy was a big part of the project.
* Also, Microsoft Germany is in Munich.
This has little to do with technical merits and all to do with <b class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>how<span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b> you
approach a project. A huge project like this needs to be done with
technical expertise, and the people in charge need to be able to get
things done.</pre>
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<p>This is also in short the summary of this article (german
language):</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.wired.de/collection/tech/windows-oder-linux-muenchen-ihr-stellt-die-falsche-frage">https://www.wired.de/collection/tech/windows-oder-linux-muenchen-ihr-stellt-die-falsche-frage</a><br>
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