EU: European Commission to increase its use of Open Source
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| The European Commission will take a more pro-active approach to its own use
| of Open Source.
|
| In a document published last week, the EC states among others that the
| Commission will prefer Open Source software for its new IT projects: "For all
| new development, where deployment and usage is foreseen by parties outside of
| the Commission Infrastructure, Open Source Software will be the preferred
| development and deployment platform."
|
| According to the document, the EC is an early adopter of Open Source. A first
| strategy document on this type of software was presented in 2000. However, it
| is for the first time the European Commission publishes such a document.
| Valerie Rampie, spokesperson or Siim Kallas, the European commissioner who is
| responsible for administrative affairs, said the publication of the strategy
| is "mainly for information purposes".
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http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/7403/469
Excellent. Just like the US Navy, which shuts the door on proprietary
software... bad week for Microsoft.
Related:
If Microsoft thinks it's got an EU headache now, just wait
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| And no matter how much Ballmer coos about turning the page and being a good
| corporate citizen, the Old World's regulatory mandarins still distrust
| Microsoft. Take a listen to the recording of Kroes' news conference. At one
| point it sounds as if she's talking about her experience with a used car
| salesman.
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http://www.news.com/8301-10787_3-9881219-60.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
For Microsoft, More European Hurdles Ahead
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| Moreover, the Bush administration has generally taken a favorable line when
| it comes to mergers, Lande says, because it equates big business with
| efficiency and benefits for consumers. "The current U.S. enforcers see very
| little evil out there," when it comes to mergers, Lande adds.
|
| Officials from the Justice Department declined to comment on the fine and its
| implications for the "MicroHoo!" deal, as it has come to be known. But when
| Microsoft announced its $44.6 billion hostile bid for Yahoo! (nasdaq: YHOO -
| news - people ) Feb. 1, a Justice spokesperson said that if the department
| were to consider the merger, it would do so separately from legal wranglings
| that have gotten Microsoft in hot water with anti-trust regulators on both
| sides of the Atlantic in recent years.
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http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/27/microsoft-yahoo-eu-tech-ebiz-cx_bw_ag_0227msftfine.html?partner=yahootix
Unbundling Microsoft Windows
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| Computers in the European Union should be sold without a bundled operating
| system, according to this submission to the European Commission. It says that
| the bundling of Microsoft Windows with computers is not in the public
| interest, and prevents meaningful competition in the operating system market.
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http://www.globalisation.eu/briefings/competition-policy/unbundling-microsoft-windows-200709231241/
Free-market think tank urges EU to unbundle Windows
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| The Globalisation Institute, a European think-tank run by free market
| advocates, today went on the offensive against Microsoft, calling on the EU
| to require all PCs to be sold without operating systems.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/09/24/globalisation_institute_windows_bundling/
French consumer group attacks PC software bundling
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| UFC-Que Choisir legal officer Sandra Wouhling said current
| practice effectively forced ordinary consumers to buy computers
| using Microsoft operating systems whereas companies anda
| dministrations were offered a real choice.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20061214:MTFH94365_2006-12-14_14-49-22_L14537403&type=comktNews&rpc=44
http://tinyurl.com/yf7kfu
Why the Unbundling Windows Sceptics are Wrong
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| Microsoft has introduced a number of measures in recent versions of Windows
| which are designed to stop piracy of Windows. In effect, they have provided
| their own answer to this question.
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http://www.cybersource.com.au/users/conz/why_the_unbundling_windows_sceptics_are_wrong.html
For Microsoft, More European Hurdles Ahead
,----[ Quote ]
| Moreover, the Bush administration has generally taken a favorable line when
| it comes to mergers, Lande says, because it equates big business with
| efficiency and benefits for consumers. "The current U.S. enforcers see very
| little evil out there," when it comes to mergers, Lande adds.
|
| Officials from the Justice Department declined to comment on the fine and its
| implications for the "MicroHoo!" deal, as it has come to be known. But when
| Microsoft announced its $44.6 billion hostile bid for Yahoo! (nasdaq: YHOO -
| news - people ) Feb. 1, a Justice spokesperson said that if the department
| were to consider the merger, it would do so separately from legal wranglings
| that have gotten Microsoft in hot water with anti-trust regulators on both
| sides of the Atlantic in recent years.
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http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/27/microsoft-yahoo-eu-tech-ebiz-cx_bw_ag_0227msftfine.html?partner=yahootix
Global consortium launches study on open source as a development tool
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| The European Union has awarded a €703,000 (US$ 1 million) grant to a
| consortium of 11 organizations to explore the use of Free/Libre/Open Source
| Software (FLOSS) as a development tool.
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http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-02/unu-gcl021908.php
European spend on open source software hits 22bn Euros
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| Rishab Ghosh, a senior researcher at the UN University in Maastricht,
| will tell the Open Ireland conference in Dublin that the spend in the
| US on free/libre or open source software (FLOSS) stands at 36bn
| Euros and accounts for 20pc of software spend in the US.
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http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single7850
Source of the revolution
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| According to Ghosh, the notional value of Europe's investment in
| free/libre or open source software (FLOSS) today is e22bn,
| representing 20.5pc of the region's total software investment.
| Spending on OSS stands at e36bn and accounts for 20pc of software
| expenditure in the US.
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http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single8105
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