Reply to post: Microsoft bribery scandal in Romania -> no Microsoft licenses anymore in the public sector

Windows XP's market share grows AGAIN!

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Microsoft bribery scandal in Romania -> no Microsoft licenses anymore in the public sector

Prosecutors have currently documented and indicted some very high-placed officials for bribery in connection to the Government Microsoft licensing contracts from 2009 for Windows XP and Office.

The bribe totals alone reach more than 50 million euros according to some and damages caused look to be more than 500 million euros. (yes.. "500 million" is not a typo).

Since the corruption scandal is rampaging, nobody is willing to risk a new licensing contract to replace the Windows XP licenses... as i see it the Government will move to Linux instead of the new windows versions. All the needed functionality is there, it's much cheaper, and the CYA (Cover Your Ass) factor is a major factor in the decision making these days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_your_ass

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