Noted: Issue of Microsoft's Anti-Competitive Operating System Bundling Raised by European Parliamentarians
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2011-04-09 22:40:47 UTC
- Modified: 2011-04-09 22:40:47 UTC
Summary: Attitude towards Microsoft's undeserved monopoly is changing as even the parliament starts raising concerns (about operating systems, not just the default Windows Web browser)
André Rebentisch and OSOR have some interesting news from Europe regarding the operating systems & monopoly:
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The NYT talks about an alleged contradiction in EU procurement policies. Looks difficult for me to find a contradiction. What these advocates use here is a reversed principle.
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At Document Freedom Day on 30 March 2011, the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) awarded the German City of Munich with a Document Freedom Day Prize.
FSFE President Karsten Gerloff said: "The regional city of Munich shows in an exemplary manner what the city council of a big city in Germany can achieve with free software. With the LiMux project, Munich is a pioneer of open standards use in both Germany and Europe. We hope that many will follow this modern and open attitude."
Microsoft has repeatedly attempted to derail Munich's migration. It views GNU/Linux adoption like the "Red Threat" [
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