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?
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