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● 04.02.08

●● French President Knows Better Than TCs What’s Good for His People (Updated)

Posted in Bill Gates, Europe, Fraud, ISO, Microsoft, Open XML, Standard at 2:21 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

From technical debates at the lower level we find ourselves ascending all the way up to the top, sometimes finding political corruption.

=> all the way up to the top

Recall the reports about Bill Gates phoning the Mexican president (obviously not to discuss technical details). More phonecalls were made and some sentimental blackmail came from that man too.

=> Bill Gates phoning the Mexican president | sentimental blackmail came from that man

And now there is France, whose president is claimed to have intervened with an already-made decision on OOXML.

=> ↺ to have intervened with an already-made decision on OOXML

Confidential sources say that President Sarkozy has intervened himself in the French position on Microsoft OOXML, asking members of the committee to revert their position, and support an abstention. Our sources say he was approached by a lobbyist during his 3-days trip in England. The intervention has been made on Friday.

Speaking of England, another investigation seems to be on its way there.

=> another investigation seems to be on its way there.

We have tracked some more of Sarkozy’s moved in [1, 2, 3]. He is often seen pushing Microsoft agenda and he was also caught vacationing for free at the house of a former Microsoft executive. Only yesterday we saw Hewlett-Packard's role in France, as well (urging to change votes on OOXML in favour of Microsoft).

=> 1 | 2 | 3 | Hewlett-Packard's role in France

When exports say that OOXML has become a political question, they don’t refer to politics only at a corporate level, e.g. Google versus Microsoft. It’s really the ‘proper’ politics that are equally involved, yet we often fail to see it. Remember this video and another one with Larry Lessig, who strives to change congress at the moment. The government is said to be run by corporations (and for corporation), but that’s not news.

=> this video | another one

Also recall our latest summary of OSBC and be aware that Matt Asay turns out to be a friend of Jason Matusow of Microsoft and OOXML infamy. Jason Matusow is an habitual liar and dirty tricks harborer [1, 2], just like the company he works for. Why and how did Asay befriend this man? █

=> latest summary of OSBC | ↺ Matt Asay turns out to be a friend of Jason Matusow | 1 | 2

Update adds the following reference from CIO Today:

=> ↺ CIO Today

In France, unconfirmed reports claim that President Nicolas Sarkozy intervened with the French body to force a change from a no vote to an abstention.

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