Italian Left Leader signs Berlusconi-like deal with Microsoft
Nov 24, 2010, 17:04 (1 Talkback[s])
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"In case you're wondering why I'm telling you this,
it's because, right while I write, Nichi Vendola is signing a deal
with Microsoft that "represents the beginning of an important
collaboration partnership, whose goal is to promote innovation and
excellence in creation, development and usage of ICT technologies
and solutions, adding value to the role of the Region in direct
relationships with the biggest international groups of that
sector".
"In other words, it looks like Nichi Vendola is signing in these
very moment a deal with Microsoft that is very similar, in spirit,
to the deal signed… with Microsoft by the current Berlusconi
cabinet, that favours promotion of proprietary software in Italian
Public Schools. A deal signed even if Microsoft, at the time, was
still under investigation from UE for abuse of dominant position,
and even if Microsoft Office, with active help from certain schools
and Public Administrations worldwide, creates cocaine-like
dependencies, through secret file formats that Italian Government
itself says to be not open."
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