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Microsoft Funded Study Cinches 10yr Deal

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the breaking-the-jaded dept.

Genevish writes "According to an article in the Register, Microsoft and the Newham Council in London have signed an agreement making Microsoft the preferred vendor for the council, instead of the original hybrid MS / Open Source plan. The council was very careful in choosing Microsoft, having an independent study done and all. The only problem is that the study was, you guessed it, not independent at all but funded by Microsoft. Their decision even had the journalists at the press conference laughing."

3 of 517 comments (clear)

  1. Wha? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    No comments?! WTF... MS RDF?

  2. As seen on Groklaw by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Hint to MS: It's Bad When Reporters Burst Into Laughter at Your FUD Tuesday, August 17 2004 @ 03:39 AM EDT

  3. and this is funny because? by erwin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    stunned silence from the peanut gallery? A chance to slam MS and no takers?

    Could it be that even /.ers are above shooting fish in a barrel?

    not likely...