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NHS Awards Contract to Microsoft
ChocLinux writes "Microsoft has won a £500m nine year contract to supply software to the NHS, a week after the OGC (the government procurement body) released a report describing Linux as a viable desktop alternative for the majority of government users."
Dear Slashdot Editor,
Please approve only uplifting stories the rest of the week. I think we've had enough bad news already.
Sincerely,
Bummed about Bush
"The next 4 years could have been great leaps. Now they will be small steps."
You forgot about the public. The NHS pissed away $800 million of public money that could have been spent on making people well, instead of lining the pockets of Microsoft and whoever had to be paid off to land the deal.
What a stupid comment. Obviously the NHS should be able to run their IT infrastructure for free. This is because it will be powered by hopes, and dreams, and maintained by leprachauns.
Then we would all join hands and sing about rainbows.
Meanwhile, back here in the real world.....
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Somehow I don't think that was what the IRA had in mind when they fought for a united Ireland.