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Portugal's Vortalgate — No Microsoft, No Bidding 312

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 03, 2009 @04:04PM from the bad-for-bidders-and-for-bidness dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Companies using software other than Microsoft's are unable to bid at many Portuguese public tenders. This is due to the use of Silverlight 2.0 technology by the company, Vortal, contracted to build the e-procurement portal. This situation has triggered a complaint to the European Commission by the Portuguese Open Source Business Association; the case is unofficially known in Portugal as 'Vortalgate.'"

Submission + - Dell plans to sell its PCs at Wal-Mart

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DJAdapt

on Thursday May 24, 2007 @01:40PM

DJAdapt writes: "In a departure from Dell's approach of selling machines only directly to customers, a Dell spokesman said Thursday that the computer maker will begin selling two of its Dimension desktop computers in about 3,000 Wal-Marts beginning June 10. Dell spokesman Dwayne Cox said the Wal-Mart deal "represents our first step" into global retail. "Customers want more and new ways to buy our products, and we plan on meeting their needs on a global level," Cox said. "Offering Dell Dimensions in Wal-Mart is a great example of this approach.""

Comment Priorities? (Score 1) 581

by PrecisionLinux on Thursday March 10, 2005 @11:39AM (#11899402) Attached to: Interstellar Pioneers Facing Termination

Average Americans are willing to spend how much money to "save" a TV show like Star Trek : Enterprise, but they can't find enough money to save something that's actually providing value for the human race?

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