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● 12.29.08

●● Microsoft and Cronies Create Another EU Lobby at Taxpayers’ Expense?

Posted in Europe, Finance, Microsoft, Patents, Standard at 5:43 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Theatre of cronyism

The following is a conversation from IRC that we haven’t time to summarise properly. Do not take it at face value (we have not the time to validate), but some observations are factual.

euphohttp://www.publictechnology.net/modul…Dec 29 08:16eupho Jean-Philippe Courtois becomes “ambassador” for the EYCI 2009.Dec 29 08:17euphowith compTIA they lobbied for the “year”.Dec 29 08:17schestowitzHeyDec 29 08:17schestowitzLet me see…Dec 29 08:17euphoCommissioner Figel seems to be their buddyDec 29 08:18schestowitzWho’s that?Dec 29 08:19euphohttp://www.create2009.europa.eu/ambas…Dec 29 08:19schestowitzLet’s see.Dec 29 08:19euphoI wonder who elected a monopolistDec 29 08:19schestowitzStacking?Dec 29 08:20euphoCourtois is the Microsoft EMEA chief salesmanDec 29 08:20schestowitzSo wait.. what is his role now? I’m still read it.Dec 29 08:20schestowitz“Jean-Philippe Courtois (FR), President, Microsoft International”Dec 29 08:21euphoI assume the EYCI is a lobby project of hugo LuedersDec 29 08:21euphoCreativity and Innovation == Software patentingDec 29 08:21schestowitzWhat doe it target?Dec 29 08:21schestowitzOhDec 29 08:21schestowitzOf course.Dec 29 08:21schestowitz“Innovation”Dec 29 08:21schestowitzLike the fake “VoicesForInnovation” siteDec 29 08:21euphoIt is a blabla buzz eventDec 29 08:21euphobut funded by EU moneyDec 29 08:21schestowitzCreated by Microsoft… for the ‘community’Dec 29 08:21euphosome political bullshit process, cmp. also the Lisbon agendaDec 29 08:22euphoLisbon = “EU for innovation”Dec 29 08:22euphoand competitivenessDec 29 08:22schestowitzHow did you find out?Dec 29 08:23euphoit’s on the webDec 29 08:27euphoyour MEP could ask a nasty questionDec 29 08:27euphohttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/members.doDec 29 08:28euphohttp://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAc…Dec 29 08:29euphoHow: that Lueders is behind?Dec 29 08:29schestowitzI’ll need to study this a bit, then post the conclusions.Dec 29 08:29euphosimple, listen to himDec 29 08:29schestowitzI heard of him before.Dec 29 08:29euphoWhen he is not in evil anti-standards, pro-patent mode he talks about “eskills”Dec 29 08:30euphoand “us” and “our need” to “show leadership” and become more competiveeDec 29 08:31euphoin the field of educationDec 29 08:31schestowitzMore competitive…Dec 29 08:31schestowitzSounds like ACT/ATLDec 29 08:31euphoACT is a fly-in, Lueders is the European ground worker and CompTIA also has a certification branchDec 29 08:32euphohttp://www.techworld.com/applications/news/in…Dec 29 08:32schestowitzI see…Dec 29 08:32schestowitzOh, I saw that article many times.Dec 29 08:33euphoPolitically uncorrect: Figel is a Commissioner with a “women job”, no one takes him seriousDec 29 08:34euphoA Commissioner for every member stateDec 29 08:35euphoSome overlap. Figel is just a figurehead.Dec 29 08:37schestowitzI’d need to catch up with who is who here.Dec 29 08:37schestowitzThanks for drawing it upDec 29 08:38euphoCommissioner for Education, Culture, and MultilingualismDec 29 08:38euphohttp://www.vrwb.be/MFiles/figel1.pdfDec 29 08:39euphoDec 29 08:39schestowitzThanks!Dec 29 08:39euphohttp://www.ebsummit.eu/programme/speak…Dec 29 08:39schestowitzIt looks like the corruptible ones stand outDec 29 08:39euphohttp://www.microsoft.com/france/imagine-c…Dec 29 08:39schestowitzIt’s hard for the public to know without entering the “public arena”, which is just what they wantDec 29 08:39schestowitzI see…Dec 29 08:40schestowitzSo how is Figel connected to it again?Dec 29 08:40schestowitzI’ll use this log as notes later on when I write about itDec 29 08:40euphohttp://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=es-…Dec 29 08:40euphoMicrosoft via Lueders “adopted” Jan Figel as their Commissioner.Dec 29 08:41schestowitzLooks like quite a crony typeDec 29 08:42euphobecause no one else is interested in what he has to sayDec 29 08:42schestowitzI see..Dec 29 08:42schestowitzHow confident are you?Dec 29 08:42euphoLook at any Microsoft branded as Microsoft event and look whom they inviteDec 29 08:43schestowitzHow much do you know about Charlie McCreevy and Microsoft?Dec 29 08:44schestowitzIs there a connection you are aware of?Dec 29 08:44schestowitzI already know the Sarko connection.Dec 29 08:44euphoMcCreevy is powerful.Dec 29 08:46schestowitzLike a chainsawDec 29 08:46euphoCourtois and Figel, when you see them on stage it looks like they are brothers.Dec 29 08:46euphohttp://www.smeday.com/2008/sme…Dec 29 08:48schestowitzSME DayDec 29 08:49schestowitzLOLDec 29 08:49schestowitzThe ACT thing with Microsoft ‘hosting’ IIRCDec 29 08:49eupho+ European!Dec 29 08:49euphoA Microsoft sales guy meeting with some young entrepreneur buzzDec 29 08:49schestowitzWhich  entrepreneur buzz?Dec 29 08:50euphowhat can WE do to forster investment and make capital available to start upsDec 29 08:50schestowitzWhat’s funny is that “Small and Medium-sized business day” is organised by monopolistsDec 29 08:50euphoA bit ironic when it is hosted by Microsoft which has a lot of cash for investmentDec 29 08:50schestowitzIt’s a bit like parents who set up a birthday for a 5-year-oldDec 29 08:50euphoYes.Dec 29 08:50schestowitzIt’s no isolated thing.Dec 29 08:51schestowitzThey steal voices that wayDec 29 08:51schestowitzI used many examples to show this before.Dec 29 08:51euphoAnd of course capital conditions, you try to use the young naive entrepreneurs and built your own sock puppets aarmyDec 29 08:51euphoarmyDec 29 08:51euphoLong term, low keyDec 29 08:51schestowitzYes, like letters from the dead.Dec 29 08:52euphoOh, Peter Jungen!?Dec 29 08:52schestowitzWho’s that?Dec 29 08:52euphoPeter Jungen is, German?!, looks like 75, and talks cold war rhetorics with an SME falvourDec 29 08:53euphoHe is somewhat connected with the SME Union of the conservativesDec 29 08:53schestowitzHow do you know all this?Dec 29 08:54euphoA political capitalism ideologist and activist without a home base.Dec 29 08:54euphoThe EU is funny, you just need to watch and follow it.Dec 29 08:56euphoJTAG Tech is a company that innovates with an eye towards user friendliness,” says eeProductCenter’s Alex Mendelsohn. “In this case, the portal towards ease of use is Microsoft Windows. This tool can help implement boundary-scan testing at the board-level or system-level as well as support board-to-board testing.Dec 29 08:56euphohttp://www.epistep.org/artemis/docs/E…Dec 29 08:57schestowitzJTAG….Dec 29 08:57schestowitzDidn’t they also get or harass with patents?Dec 29 08:58euphoEU + Microsoft == real entertainment.Dec 29 08:58schestowitzSame in the UKDec 29 08:58schestowitzBillG + B’liar = real blastDec 29 08:58schestowitzThe lawyers talk with influence; Microsoft talks with cashDec 29 08:59schestowitzThey are a match made in heaven.Dec 29 08:59euphoThe whole lobby theater works because no one is watching.Dec 29 08:59euphoBut it is real fun.Dec 29 08:59schestowitzYes, I knowDec 29 09:01schestowitzThere are wise words to be said about keeping people uninterestedDec 29 09:01euphoJungen was about to be fired by the Christian democrats for his late release of a Cologne financial report foDec 29 09:01schestowitzKeeping them at work 9-5 and then letting them become TV zombies.Dec 29 09:01schestowitzThey don’t have time or desire to research this, which is exactly what the cronies require.Dec 29 09:01euphoThe internet is the next television. Microsoft-EU the next soap opera, looks like  SCO-IBMis over nowDec 29 09:02schestowitzYes, it isDec 29 09:02schestowitzGroklaw is taking a breakDec 29 09:02schestowitzPatents are the next “Linux stole our code”Dec 29 09:02schestowitzAnd Novell is the tool for achieving the FUD.Dec 29 09:03schestowitzIndia too has its share of manipulation for patentsDec 29 09:03schestowitzSome Microsoft lackeys seem to have gotten their hands on the spigot. They push software patents.Dec 29 09:03euphohttp://www.european-enterprise.org…Dec 29 09:05schestowitzThat said, I have not seen any Indian articles about patents recently. Quiet is no indication of things getting better; it just means that the bad guys have more room for maneuver.Dec 29 09:05euphoPushing for software patents in foreign jurisdictions is one thing.Dec 29 09:05euphoPenetration of the political class anotherDec 29 09:05schestowitzWhose group is this?Dec 29 09:05schestowitzhttp://www.european-enterprise.or… “The price of an annual Corporate Gold Membership is EUR 20,000 + “Dec 29 09:06schestowitzLobby for sale.Dec 29 09:06schestowitzBuy you law now… at a discount.Dec 29 09:06schestowitzEEIDec 29 09:07schestowitzLike IEE in reverseDec 29 09:07euphoPeter Jungen in the board…Dec 29 09:07euphothese guys are not powerful, more like Vampires. No light-resistance.Dec 29 09:08euphoE.g. Jungen also fights for tax reform.Dec 29 09:09euphoand calls the progressive income tax ‘marxist’.Dec 29 09:09schestowitzWhat is he pushing for?Dec 29 09:12schestowitzMcCreecy did it as well.Dec 29 09:12schestowitzIt benefits Microsoft.Dec 29 09:12schestowitzI wrote about it in http://boycottnovell.com/2008/10/22/micr…Dec 29 09:13euphohttp://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/europe-de…Dec 29 09:14*schestowitz looksDec 29 09:18schestowitzI hate this siteDec 29 09:18schestowitzVery pro-patentsDec 29 09:18schestowitz“EU Education Commissioner Ján Figel’  “Dec 29 09:19schestowitzThe apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.Dec 29 09:19schestowitz“Europe desperately lacking ‘positive entrepreneurship culture’ “Dec 29 09:19schestowitzTranslation: Europe is broken; save Europe; Listen to THAT guyDec 29 09:20schestowitz“However, this approach was challenged by the chair of the Finnish software entrepreneurs’ association (Ohjelmistoyrittäjät)  and  CEO of Digium, Matti Heikkonen. He said entrepreneurship is not an educational issue. “Dec 29 09:20

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