____/ Doug Mentohl on Sunday 20 April 2008 13:43 : \____
> "NEWHAM .. has scrapped the controversial 10-year .. (MOU) it signed
> with Microsoft in 2004"
>
> "The council decided Microsoft's flagship government contract failed
> to demonstrate its value, four years after it was signed"
>
>
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/18/microsoft-flagship-flounders
>
> "We have a copy of that Capgemini study, and the one we have totally
> contradicts what's being claimed,"
>
> http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3397021
>
> "Computer Weekly reports that this team is carrying out an audit of
> Newham's IT systems with the objective of showing that Newham's TCO
> using Microsoft software will be lower than if it goes open source.
> The exercise is being funded by Microsoft"
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/29/ms_moves_to_counter_open/
Richard Steele and the 'gang' appear to be behind this scandal. Microsoft is
still playing dirty and it has its UK 'troopers'.
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