Open source activists aim to produce transparent federal budget information
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| So why open source? "Open source allows different communities easy
| access to the information and allows them to further develop it,"
| Bradley says.
|
| From Willingham's perspective, "How could it be otherwise? It's our
| whole philosophy! Why not have a process to solve a problem in a way
| that builds community while building a tool for communities to use
| to solve problems while building community. Besides, it's way too
| big for one organization to tackle alone, and do we really trust
| a single organization to be a gatekeeper over this technology
| and information?"
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http://www.linux.com/feature/114460
FTC OKs aQuantive buyout by Microsoft
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| Microsoft Corp.'s $6 billion acquisition of online advertising
| group aQuantive Inc. has cleared an antitrust regulatory hurdle,
| the companies said Friday.
|
| The Federal Trade Commission mandates a waiting period to review
| anticompetitive fallout from large mergers.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070706/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_aquantive
Google is under scrutiny for an acquisition for half that amount. Microsoft
triggered the antitrust investigation, so it's clear who is pulling strings in
the American government.
Related:
Microsoft Finds Legal Defender in Justice Dept.
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| Nearly a decade after the government began its landmark effort to break
| up Microsoft, the Bush administration has sharply changed course by
| repeatedly defending the company both in the United States and abroad
| against accusations of anticompetitive conduct, including the recent
| rejection of a complaint by Google.
|
| [...]
|
| In the most striking recent example of the policy shift, the top
| antitrust official at the Justice Department last month urged state
| prosecutors to reject a confidential antitrust complaint filed by
| Google that is tied to a consent decree that monitors Microsoft's
| behavior. Google has accused Microsoft of designing its latest
| operating system, Vista, to discourage the use of Google's desktop
| search program, lawyers involved in the case said.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/business/10microsoft.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
Software rivals say Microsoft's Vista illegal in Europe
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| Software manufacturers, citing 2004 European Commission finding,
| contend the operating system violates server laws in Europe.
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http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/26/news/international/bc.vista.microsoft.eu.reut/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote
US politicians go to bat for Microsoft
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/26/microsoft_eu_political_lobbying/
Report Says Nonprofits Sold Influence to Abramoff
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| E-mails released by the committee show that Abramoff, often
| with the knowledge of the groups' leaders, exploited the tax-exempt
| status and leveraged the stature of the organizations to build
| support among conservatives for legislation or government action
| sought by clients including Microsoft Corp., mutual fund company
| DH2 Inc., Primedia Inc.'s Channel One Network, and Brown-Forman,
| maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/12/AR2006101200889.html
http://tinyurl.com/y2rbpu
Politicians in Microsoft's Pocket
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| Continuing on the theme of which politicians are receiving money from
| who. Here is a list of candidates who took money from MSFT.
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http://www.fonz.net/blog/archives/2007/06/04/politicians-in-microsofts-pocket/
Politics and tech companies: follow the money
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| Microsoft took first place with $651,100 given out, while
| Hewlett-Packard gave only $185,550, and Gateway gave a paltry
| $2,000. Microsoft's donations certainly illustrate well the true
| size of the company and the extent of its political concerns.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061110-8194.html
Feds seek formal extension of Microsoft antitrust deal
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| The U.S. Department of Justice and Microsoft on Wednesday filed a
| formal application for a two-year extension of portions of their
| landmark antitrust settlement, with the possibility of stretching it
| until 2012.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6111240.html
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