Microsoft has a proven track record of stifling key technologies like Java. The value of the information Microsoft is being asked to disclose stems from its capacity to preclude competition, not from its innovative content.
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You'll see the applications group supporting alternative operating systems, and the operating systems company offering its own alternative operating systems. And the winners are going to be consumers because there will be more choice and lower cost.
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With a broad cross section of support, the ODF Alliance will work to enable governments around the world to have greater control over and direct management of their documents, now and forever. There's no doubt that the momentum of ODF is gaining traction worldwide as more people every day are discovering that it's a better way to preserve and access documents.
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We commend House Appropriators for recognizing technology as critical to our nation's educational needs by partially restoring EETT funding to 300 million. Unfortunately, 300 million is just a start. We call upon the Senate to seek nothing less than the same level as allocated this year.
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