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Monopolists Dropped Off At The County Line

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the interesting-approach dept.

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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  1. This seems like a REALLY intelligent law. by beernutz · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Is the world coming to an end? Is it a sign of the apocolypse?

    What is the world coming to when we have GOOD laws that are basically ignored?

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  2. Re:WakeUp Linux Zealots by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Windows is king of the hill right now, and by the time Linux gets as easy and efficient it will be just as big and ugly.

    There are alternatives to Windows that do not include Linux; ones that comes to mind immediately is Mac OS X.

  3. Re:You wouldn't be bitter by Petersko · · Score: 2, Redundant

    Ever wonder how come you never see a SINGLE intelligent rebutal of the linux zealotry here? Its no accident.

    Yeah - because intelligent rebuttals get modded down as trolls, or are lost in the sea of white noise that is the slashdot linux community. Or both.

  4. Re:shouldn't it start from the top? by PhxBlue · · Score: 2, Redundant

    That's an impressive list of arrests and accusations, but none of them are convictions. In the United States, you're innocent until found guilty.

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