20 Sep 2004
Microsoft's Lobbying Priorities: Limiting Open Source

If you can't beat'em in the marketplace, kill'em in the legislature!

Microsoft has lobbied particularly hard against open source, helping kill state bills that advocate for open source in Oregon and Texas. Microsoft argues that open source freezes innovation, and Krumholtz says that commercial software alone spurs economic growth and creates jobs.

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