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Peru bids Microsoft stranglehold to break (vnunet)
Here's one way to kick the Windows habit -- ban it! That's one plan on the table in Peru. A lawmaker there has proposed banning all Microsoft products from government departments and replacing them with open source software. He says his plan would not only save Peru money on software license fees, it would also inspire his country's software industry by freeing programmers from the chains of working with coding controlled by a few large companies.
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Ximian discounts software to tempt users caught in Microsoft licensing flap (Network World)
A company called Ximian thinks now is the time -- to strike gold. The Linux desktop and collaboration developer is having a sale and throwing in incentives to get network executives to make a move to open source. Ximian hopes companies wondering what to do about Microsoft's licensing change will give them a look, a call and a check.
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Britney Spears promotes tours with smart card
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