[ Thanks to RobW
for this link. ]
“Microsoft has hit back at the Democrat’s push to get open
source preference legislation through the South Australian
Parliament, warning the bills would restrict ‘freedom of
choice.’“Buying into the debate for the first time, Microsoft managing
director Steve Vamos admitted the software giant had ‘a lot at
stake’ in the the legislative push.“‘For Microsoft to have got where its got has required
innovation, risk-taking and great salesmanship and marketing,’ he
said.“‘I have a problem that any player should get (legislative)
support.“‘It moves away from market forces to a model supported by
non-market factors…'”