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Originally posted by _V_ View PostUS tech is 10x bigger than the best Europe has to offer. And open source does not really count...
Considering that companies such as Microsoft will give away their OS for free to corporates in exchange for paid support contracts, it is not dissimilar in the way that open source works."A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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Originally posted by Paddy View PostOh yes it does. eg: Open source software strategy | European Commission
Considering that companies such as Microsoft will give away their OS for free to corporates in exchange for paid support contracts, it is not dissimilar in the way that open source works.
"EU" being "pro" open source is in no small part a move against US tech dominance, would it cannibalise its own market if Microsoft was a EU company?Comment
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