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Re: [LUG] Microsoft to be barred from pulic procurement??

 

Rob Beard wrote:
> But does the that just include suppliers (i.e. resellers of licences) or 
> Microsoft itself?
>   
The way it's worded seems to be Microsoft itself, but it is a good 
point.  However I would have thought that governments and major 
organisations would want to go direct to Microsoft to avoid paying a 
middle-man.  On that basis government/corporate sales would get hit, and 
the only indirect sales Microsoft would get would be to consumers. 

Also I'm not sure if the prohibition means that *nobody* in the EU could 
buy from Microsoft.  If it does I can't see retailers wanting to pay a 
premium to pay a third party to import Microsoft products.

Either that or the consumer is going to be hit by increased prices.

Slightly disjointed thought process but I think that made sense.. 
somewhere :)

Kind regards,

Julian

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