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Microsoft Battles Free Software at Pentagon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the attack-of-the-lobbyists dept.

Spirit of Ishmael writes "The May 22 Washington Post is running a story under the headline Microsoft Fights Free Software at Pentagon. According to the story: 'Microsoft Corp. is aggressively lobbying the Pentagon to squelch its growing use of freely distributed computer software and switch to proprietary systems such as those sold by the software giant, according to officials familiar with the campaign.'"

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  1. SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIANS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    End the occupation! Reparations for Israeli war crimes! Peace and a true Palestinian state now!

    The bombings won't stop until there is JUSTICE!

    1. Re:SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIANS! by Max+Threshold · · Score: 0, Offtopic
      Riiiight... how about a quick history lesson:

      The original UN resolution that created the state of Israel also created a Palestinian state with similar territory. Jerusalem was designated an international city.

      Within 24 hours of its creation, Israel was brutally attacked by the combined armies of its Arab neighbors as well as a wave of Palestinian terrorists.

      Israel's ragtag military emerged victorious. The battered nation reorganized its army and began seizing Palestinian territory as a buffer zone against further attacks.

      If the Palestinians want their territory back, they must be the first to lay down their arms and make a sincere commitment to peace. They started it, they must end it.

  2. Re:Sarah! by Gizzmonic · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Leave me out of this. I ain't goin' near that craggy skank.

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