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[News] Another Microsoft-commissioned 'Study' Praises Self

Microsoft-backed study sees Vista creating U.S. jobs

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| A Microsoft-commissioned study estimates that Windows Vista could
| create 100,000 new IT-related jobs in the United States.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6142111.html


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IDC pronounces Linux unimportant to European economy 

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| A recent IDC white paper on the economic impact of Microsoft's super
| soaraway new Vista operating system seems to be lacking one crucial
| ingredient -- other operating systems.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34542


A new Microsoft-commissioned anti-Linux study debuts

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| Microsoft seemingly has backed off from trumpeting its "Get the
| Facts" studies, as of late. But that doesn't mean the company has
| ceased commissioning research outfits to perform its anti-Linux dirty
| work. 
| 
| On September 25, Mercer Management Consulting released a new
| Microsoft-backed study. The study is entitled "Driving Lower TCO and
| Rapid ROI through UNIX Migrations." The synopsis: "Microsoft Windows
| the preferred choice for UNIX migration when IT organizations migrate
| servers as part of a focused effort to improve business processes,
| deploy critical applications or restructure their IT architecture." 
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/index.php?p=12


Leaked letter warns of open source 'threat to eco-system'

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| leaked letter to the European Commission has revealed the extent of
| lobbying by proprietary software groups to prevent the widespread
| adoption of open-source software.
| 
| Sent in response to a recent report on the role of open-source
| software in the European economy, Microsoft-funded pressure
| group, the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC) warned of
| potentially dire effects if too much encouragement was given
| to open source software development.
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http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=7109

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