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Portugal's Vortalgate — No Microsoft, No Bidding

Posted by kdawson on from the bad-for-bidders-and-for-bidness dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Companies using software other than Microsoft's are unable to bid at many Portuguese public tenders. This is due to the use of Silverlight 2.0 technology by the company, Vortal, contracted to build the e-procurement portal. This situation has triggered a complaint to the European Commission by the Portuguese Open Source Business Association; the case is unofficially known in Portugal as 'Vortalgate.'"

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  1. Re:Kdawson by Yetihehe · · Score: 4, Funny

    So Silverlight is here to stay. Take your medicine and don't be bitter.

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  2. Re:Kdawson by syrinx · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree Silverlight is probably better than Flash, but that's setting a rather low bar.

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  3. Re:I, for one, by PCM2 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sadly, we have yet to understand the full repercussions of Suffixgate, but I suspect they will be with us for a long, long time.

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  4. As a representative of Vortal.pt ... by shrubya · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... I must object to these allegations in the strongest terms. Our QA department went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure compatibility, by testing our software not only on HP and Dell computers, but also Lenovo, Sony, and Acer. Whatever objections these critics have are clearly spurious.