[LINK] Oracle & Open Source

[Alan L Tyree]

On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 23:51:09 +1000
Howard Lowndes <lannet at lannet.com.au> wrote:

> 
> 
<SNIP>
> 
> There's probably something in the AUSFTA that precludes it, besides
> the fact that M$ are not "selling" anything - only charging a fee for
> use of their product, which, I think, is outside of the TPA.

They don't "sell" but they do "supply" which is within the terms of the
TPA. The difficult legal question is whether they supply "goods" or
"services" (space here for good joke).

> 
> I have often wondered why the ACCC have not gone after M$, but then
> you have to consider that the ACCC total annual prosecution budget is 
> chicken feed compared to M$' deep pockets.



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