01.09.2004
Microsoft probably offered you a substantial discount for the software your government, and even your school system uses. This is a well known practice of software vendors. However, this is only a portion of the costs that the Macedonian people will bear. Other suppliers to the government will typically use the same software that the government uses, for compatibility and ease of document exchange... John 'Maddog' Hall, the President of
Linux International sent an open letter to the citizens of Macedonia why it would be a bad decision to choose Microsoft as the official supplier of software solutions to the Government of Macedonia.
Image: John Maddog Hall, Linux President, warns Macedonians about Microsoft.
