Another option would be to take all of the money they intend to spend on Microsoft software, and employ Belgian programmers to develop and improve Linux for Belgians. This could be an ongoing thing and this way the government won't be tied into costly Microsoft upgrade cycles, paying for features/bugs that the people won't even use.
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Its a self defining gag. The funny thing is that it is rated as funny, when it's not, and you guys are freaking out about it.
(yeah, its a stretch, I know.)
Another option would be to take all of the money they intend to spend on Microsoft software, and employ Belgian programmers to develop and improve Linux for Belgians. This could be an ongoing thing and this way the government won't be tied into costly Microsoft upgrade cycles, paying for features /bugs that the people won't even use.