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:How Predictable: Massachusetts' About-Turn
How Predictable: Massachusetts' About-Turn
Jul 6, 2007, 00 :45 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (7155 reads)

(Other stories by Matthew Aslett)

"In September 2005 I wrote:

"'What it definitely does mean, assuming the State's new Information Domain--Enterprise Technical Reference Model is not radically altered following its final period of public review, is that Microsoft's Office will not be on the desktops of Massachusetts State employees from the beginning of 2007. Not unless Microsoft can do something about it, that is.'

"And do something about it Microsoft did, entirely predictably..."

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I think it's predictable that poliyc ...   The lock-in of legislation / policy   
omniprovident
Jul 6, 2007, 16:45:52
 
When MS declared it was not going to sup ...   It was guaranteed   
philc
Jul 6, 2007, 17:30:14
 
> Here in Massachusetts, we the people,  ...   Re: It was guaranteed   
blackhole
Jul 6, 2007, 22:26:08
 
I think that it might be interesting to  ...   Government records - e-voting   
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