Microsoft denies $400,000 anti-Linux bribe
p2pnet news | Open Source:- Microsoft says it didn’t pay a Nigerian contractor US$400,000 to, “battle Linux’s movement into the government sector,” according to the IDG News Service.
Microsoft proposed paying a government contractor under a joint marketing agreement, last year, to, “persuade him to replace Linux OS with Windows OS on thousands of school laptops,” says the story, quoting media reports.
A joint marketing agreement was drafted, but never executed, it has Thomas Hansen, regional manager for Microsoft West, East and Central Africa, stating, going on:
“It became clear, he added, that one customer wanted a Linux OS.
” ‘As such, the joint marketing agreement became irrelevant; no such marketing agreement was ever agreed to, and no money was ever spent,’ he said.”
Governments in Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria and South Africa have, “deployed Linux in departments and schools, but Hansen said that Microsoft has strong relationships with the governments in these countries,” the story adds.
IDG News Service – Microsoft denies paying contractor to abandon Linux, November 11, 2008
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November 12th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
OH NO MICROSOFT IS EVIL, WE MUST USE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE ON DESKTOPS BECAUSE NOTHING IS BROKEN YET WE MUST FIX IT
November 13th, 2008 at 12:25 am
ive two nigerian unniversity students here and i can see how nigeria’s major part a there GDP is scams and basically dishonest BS.
Those people are excellent at manipulation, deceit and cheating. Perfect for MS bribes.
SO with a country full a noobs WHO THEN CARES, they all are scammers anyhow!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 14th, 2008 at 2:44 am
As a Computer User (I use Windows and Linux) I say let them use what they want.
That being said, if you need to bribe someone to make them use your OS, you must suck.