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____/ Terry Porter on Friday 22 May 2009 02:48 : \____
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> Microsoft faces a backlash from thousands of aged care providers and
> charities that are set to dump its software to avoid some A$50 million in
> price hikes.
>
> The Redmond giant is pressing ahead with new global software licensing
> agreements, some imposing a whopping 500 percent price increase, to
> stamp-out what it initially claimed were illegal uses of its discounted
> offerings by not-for-profit agencies.
>
> Australian aged care and charity organisations have sworn to dump the vendor
> if it enforces the policy change and are prepared to tear out established
> Microsoft infrastructure to implement open source alternatives.
>
> They argue the price hike will eat into revenue generated by taxpayers and
> donations for charitable activities like homeless shelters and free
> healthcare services.
> ...
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> New Microsoft software licence model, "Charity Open"
> SPLORF!!
>
> http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=63B8D6DC-1A64-6A71-CE239976114D2137
Poor Microsoft. Sales being down and earning WELL down (-32%) can't do good for
a business. But why is it attacking CHARITIES first? What heartless people run
this company?
The sooner clients run away from this cornered animal, the better.
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