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Microsoft Sinks Teeth Into New Orleans

Posted by timothy on from the city-stinks-bad-enough-already dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "The New Orleans Times-Picayune is reporting that Mayor Nagin is considering letting Microsoft upgrade the city's computers free of charge. The catch? New Orleans eventually has to buy the software and Microsoft gets to use the city as a marketing model to push this on the rest of the country." According to the article, a similar system Microsoft developed for Oklahoma "is expected to expand into accident reporting, video arraignment and automated pawn-shop-ticket tracking." So don't worry about privacy -- it's all taken care of. Open bidding's taken care of too: "Because these services are considered a gift, the city won't have to publicly bid the project." Sounds like dirty pool to me.

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  1. EULA? by Xtraneous · · Score: 3, Funny

    Does the entire city now have to read and agree to microsoft's EULA?

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  2. SCMODS by Redline · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the Article:
    New Orleans police will be using a system Microsoft developed for the state of Oklahoma. Dubbed the Offender Data Information System, the system can link dozens of law enforcement agencies, jails and court systems.

    From the Blues Brothers:
    Elwood:"I bet these cops got SCMODS."
    Jake:"SCMODS?"
    Elwood:"State, County, Municiple Offender Data System."
    Jake:"Shit!"

  3. Wow. by URoRRuRRR · · Score: 1, Funny

    Of all the places, I never thought that world domination would begin with New Orleans

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  4. Typo in linked article title by Alsee · · Score: 5, Funny

    New Orleans News
    City may get free Microsoft makeover

    Typo: the "m" is makeover should read "t".
    We appologize for the error.

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  5. Doesn't make sense by A_Non_Moose · · Score: 5, Funny

    New Orleans is known for booze, sex and debauchery.

    You think they would have chosen BSD.
    . :)

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  6. My Concern by lewp · · Score: 2, Funny

    Isn't Microsoft cutting it a bit close? A penny more and they'd be overcharging.

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  7. Re:At least it's better than suing by Verizon+Guy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Actually, last I saw, Bill Gates was trading copies of Windows 2000 Server and SQL Server for a set of beads.

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