BBC NEWS | Business | Brazil adopts open-source software

"He explains that, for every workstation, the government is currently paying Microsoft fees of around 1200 Brazilian reais ($500; �270).

'If you switch to open source software, you pay less in royalties to foreign companies,' explains Amadeu. 'And that can count for a lot in a country like Brazil, which still has a long way to develop in the IT sector.'"