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Microsoft is Pretending to be a FOSS Company in Order to Secure Government Contracts With Proprietary Software in ‘Open’ Clothing

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Microsoft is pulling off a chameleon’s strategy by pretending that its proprietary software stacks are “open” and therefore eligible for integration in public services

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Comments (4)

BernardSwiss ·
I'm not even surprised that they seem to be getting away with it :-/

nmset ·
I don't think governments have ever cared about software being closed or open, and government officials are counseled by IT professionals, so I don't see the point of the title.
BernardSwiss ·
Fraud, though, is usually considered to be "an issue".
JaseP ·
@ nmset:

They may be counseled by IT professionals,... But how often do they understand or actually listen to that advice?!?! Sorry, rhetorical question,... they don't...

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