____/ Mark Kent on Wednesday 20 June 2007 09:18 : \____
> Oldtech <me@xxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Mark Kent wrote:
>>> John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:14:39 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
>>>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 7 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Micoshaft Destroyed in Norway
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
http://www.linpro.no/en/nyheter_og_events/2007/linpro_vant_frem_mot_microsoft
>>>>>> Micoshaft has been destroyed in Norway.
>>>>>> They can no longer license products in a way
>>>>>> that forces purchasers to pay for ALL pcs
>>>>>> at their premises even if they have Linux
>>>>>> and other operating systems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They can also no longer force purchase of
>>>>>> unwanted software through bundling.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is the victory needed as a template
>>>>>> to eliminate micoshaft forcing purchases of
>>>>>> unwanted bundled software in businesses, governments
>>>>>> and schools.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is also the victory needed as a template
>>>>>> to eliminate micoshaft forcing purchases of
>>>>>> unneeded licenses in businesses, governments
>>>>>> and schools.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Its the end for Micoshaft Corporation.
>>>>>> Software sales justified and qualified with the
>>>>>> Norway sales template will now be on an
>>>>>> equal footing with Open Source priced alternatives.
>>>>> How as volume licensing of this nature ever legal in the first place.
>>>>> It's clearly anti-competitive. When will politicians in America have the
>>>>> same courage as these that you find in Scandinavia? And why am I forced
>>>>> to pay for an Office and Windows licence I have never used?
>>>> You would think that in the U.S. the tax payers would be up in
>>>> arms over the many billions of dollars they've paid Microsoft in
>>>> exchange for nothing.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps they would be if they knew. The media in the US is pretty much
>>> all owned by major business interests - the last thing they would do
>>> their is inform the public about such corruption...
>>>
>> help us poor, disabled, pensioner taxpayers out, and post your proof on
>> http://cagw.org and see our attempts, through 7 Bills in Congressional
>> sessions over several administrations, to make it fair. http://fairtax.org
>
> The proof is in corporate ownership details - take a peek at who owns
> the media companies - it's all a matter of public record. My favourite
> is Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corporation.
He's not in Yahoo/MySpace talks. More power to the peop.... errr... I mean,
person.
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