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Microsoft faces anti-trust complaint from software trader
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| Dutch software trader, Samir Abdalla, has filed a broad anti-trust complaint
| against Microsoft with the European Commission, charging that the firm’s
| pricing policies violate European Union treaties. The trader complains that
| Microsoft charges European users at least 30% higher prices than paid in the
| USA.
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http://www.computingsa.co.za/article.aspx?id=894568
Dealer files antitrust complaint against Microsoft
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| A Dutch software dealer has filed a complaint against Microsoft with the
| European Commission, arguing that the company's pricing policy in Europe
| violates antitrust laws.
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| Company owner Samir Abdalla's complaint is that Microsoft charges at least a
| third more for its software in Europe than it does in the US. Abdalla's
| lawyer, Gerard van der Wal of the Houthoff Buruma practice, said his client
| had begun a legal proceeding "this week" and was seeking clarification from
| the Commission.
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http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39565615,00.htm
They try to force Dutch people to pay $720 for a full version of Vista and
offer no choice on the shelves at the stores.
They should be embargoed.
Recent:
How to make money with free software...
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| The Dutch Ministry of Finance organized an architecture competition for which
| a selected group of architectural offices (unstudio, nox, ...) and artists
| were invited, including myself. The goal of the competition was not to design
| a building, but the new 5 euro commemorative coin with the theme 'Netherlands
| and Architecture'. The winner will be rewarded with a nice price, but most of
| all with the honor: his design will be realized and will be a legal coin
| within the Netherlands.
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http://pythonide.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-make-money-with-free-software.html
Related:
Domino: The Netherlands
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| It is hard to believe, but Heise reports that Microsoft was threatening the
| Dutch government to sue it before the European Court of Juctice which would
| be a competition case.
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http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-31230/domino:the-netherlands
FOSS in Dutch government
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| There will be an office where people can complain if they cannot communicate
| with the government using open standards. So non-compliance of government
| agencies will be measured.
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http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3142
Dutch government threatens to sideline Microsoft
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| Proposed legislation that would mandate the use of the Open Document Format
| (ODF) across the entire Dutch government has infuriated Microsoft.
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| [...]
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| Microsoft Netherlands has engaged in fierce lobbying in an attempt to derail
| the plan. The company argues that the current definition is too narrow,
| specifically by mandating ODF rather than open standards in general
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http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/12/10/dutch/index.phpon-linux
Netherlands Picks ODF
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| Frank Heemskerk, Minister of Economic Affairs, announced today that ODF will
| be the standard for reading, publishing and the exchange of information for
| all governmental organisations. The deadline is January 2009.
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http://gotze.eu/2007/09/netherlands-picks-odf.html
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