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Brazil Moves Away From Microsoft

Posted by timothy on from the all-vagueness-so-far dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Citing economic as well as social reasons, Brazil's government is opting to move away from Windows, opting instead for Open Source (read: Linux) solutions. Interestingly, Microsoft's representative in Brazil decries this as a movement away from freedom and choice..."

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  1. Freedom of choice by wed128 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    somehow by CHOOSING to move away from microsoft, they are moving away from freedom of choice? that is the biggest piece of FUD i've ever heard!

  2. Away from choice? by doormat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why dont they just say "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." If this isnt corporate spin BS I dont know what is...

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