Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> ____/ Homer on Wednesday 16 April 2008 23:59 : \____
>
>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>
>>> MEPs Question Microsoft's Eligibility for Gov't Projects
>>
>> [quote]
>> European Parliament members are asking if Microsoft's antitrust
>> violations make the company ineligible to compete for government contracts.
>> [/quote]
>>
>> Shouldn't that be a rhetorical question? Since when should taxpayers'
>> money subsidise gangsters' incomes?
>
> Well, yeah... but don't forget that Microsoft has some insiders in governments
> also, so it's a corrupt game of money and influence.
>
I wrote another note suggesting that the EU market should be segmented,
and that Microsoft should be prevented from even tendering until they
could be shown to have a <49% share of all of the necessary markets.
I think that the idea is a very good one, and the EU should give it some
air-time.
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