[odf-discuss] Member of EU Parliament asks if Microsoft should be excluded from public procurement

[Pete Harlow]

Slightly OT...

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080410050845876

"Of course, if the EU Commission wants to find a way to avoid such a
penalty, no doubt it can do so. We saw how creative rule-bending/creating
can be in the ISO. But the very fact that this question is being placed on
the table is remarkable in itself, don't you think? Something significant
has shifted in Microsoft's universe. And if they are afraid to make such a
move, due to the ubiquity of Microsoft software and their dependence upon
it, might that alone not inspire some deep thoughts about the wisdom of
doing something about that vulnerability?"

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