[Reader-list] microsoft, states and partners

[Ravi Sundaram]

Steef's post shows the success of MS in lobbying states in the west. But in
India, it is far worse. MS is the official representative of computer
culture to states and corporations, software associations like NASSCOM are
unofficial policemen (see Raju Mathur''s posting) collaborating with
police, joining raids etc etc.

Ravi
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And then read what happens if a government joints forces with Microsoft.
This is about the UK, but MS also won a contract with the Dutch government
and really put effort in winning contracts in other countries as well.
I just picked out the relevant parts from the article, as it actually is
about Blair attending the promotional launch of Windows XP. For full article
see http://networknews.vnunet.com/News/1122151
In the article they missed the privacy thing. But maybe a government is a
potential user of all the features MS can offer them?

Steef Heus