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Story: Public-sector bodies sing Windows Vista's praises
Because they are contractually obligated to
This is the most appalling *SCAM* imaginable.
Taxpayers money has been wasted on locking the public sector into these expensive and broken systems that users have *rejected* where given choice.
Newham signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft that *requires* them to promote Microsoft and Microsoft's interests.
Imagine that - public money spent on a behind-closed-doors exclusive deal with Microsoft that *requires* Newham to promote Microsoft's interests!
In fact you don't need to imagine it, because it's true. The original MoU has been published at the inquirer. Newham refuse to give out the latest MoU under FOI rules claiming it is "Commercially Sensitive"!
Is this ok? or does it smell of corruption at the highest levels?
We wont get to find out, because Richard Steel (the man who did the deal with Microsoft and now the new President of Socitm by the way) doesn't think we should know...
Corruption?
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