Summary: Canada among the countries where Microsoft or its partners are caught bribing officials in exchange for pricey deals and lock-in

TECHRIGHTS has been writing a great deal about Quebec because Microsoft corruption seemed quite common there. Here are some memorable examples. The latest example was reported by a Microsoft site, which said: "Both face charges of fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and breach of trust."

The Public Security Ministry is involved, too. "No doubt they came bundled with M$’s favourite OS," writes Pogson (Canadian blogger), "and an ubiquitous office suite… The contract was for $3.3million CAD and the kickback was $400K CAD. I wonder what M$’s share was. They must have had a ton of software on those computers to justify such a large kickback. Do you think the item would be covered by “promotion” or “cost of sales”?"

Microsoft bribing government officials is not news (even direct bribes). There are some ongoing investigations in numerous countries. Catching the involved people red-handed is important because Microsoft likes to deny charges based on uncertainty or settlements. ⬆