Monopolists Dropped Off At The County Line

An anonymous reader submits: "In this discussion thread members of PLUG (Phoenix Linux Users Group) may have come up with a way to pressure governmental agencies to switch to software other than that from Microsoft. County purchasing policies in Maricopa County, AZ prohibit purchasing from companies or persons convicted under state or federal antitrust statutes. At least one other county, Coconino, that I have checked so far has similar requirements. I think that it's time to make the government follow their own rules and stop spending any more money with criminals."

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What about productivity?

[vladedivac]

What do all you MS haters propose then? That state and local governments remove all Windows and MS Office installations bringing your government to a squealing halt? Or better yet, since they've already purchased the software, just prevent them from buying more...That way they can sit on Win95 and Office97 forever. Do you propose they use some kind of Linux instead? I'm not sure about where you live, but I know my local government isn't filled with a lot of computer savvy people. Oh yeah, one more thing...since so many people on here are obsessed with what crimes have or have not been committed by microsoft, I'm willing to bet that all the software/music/games/whatever else you pirate on a daily basis put those to shame. Enjoy! ~Vlade