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EU Will Not Divulge Microsoft Contracts

Posted by kdawson on from the move-along-no-public-interest-here dept.

Elektroschock writes "Marco Cappato, a Liberal member of the European Parliament, wanted to inspect the EU's contracts with Microsoft. His request was denied. '...the [divulging] of [this] information could jeopardize the protection of commercial interest of Microsoft.' Apparently the European Council sees no clear public interest in the release of such contractual material, and so 'the Secretariat general concludes that the protection of Microsoft's commercial interests, being one of the commercial partners of the European institutions, prevails on the [divulging] for the public interest.'"

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  1. What Rights? by andersh · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't really see the problem here, granted some of us might have wanted to know more about the contracts. However it is the right of governments to decide what they make public and not. And for my American friends remember that we have a different view on things like this, usually European governments are MORE open than the US.

    I wonder how this "discussion" will develop..

  2. Re:Typical Microsoft by Lulfas · · Score: 0, Troll

    It wouldn't be fast at all. Linux is mostly useless for the average person. There is no short-term advantage in switching to it for anything the size of a government.