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radiorahim
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posted 30 September 2005 11:58 PM      Profile for radiorahim     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
The anti-Micro$oft revolt continues...in the Australian state of New South Wales.

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The NSW Office of State Revenue (OSR) is taking a tough stance against Microsoft's decision to make an enterprise edition of Windows Vista only available to companies that have signed on to its Software Assurance program. The tax collection agency has declared it would rather switch desktop operating systems than lock itself into Microsoft's licensing regime.

Computerworld article


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