Norway government cancels Microsoft contract (ZDNet)

[Posted July 16, 2002 by cook]

According to ZDNet, Norway has cancelled an exclusive software contract with Microsoft. "The government made the decision because it was unsatisified with the Microsoft procurement contract, which effectively handed Microsoft a monopoly on government office software, according to Victor Norman, Norway's minister of labour and government administration. The news was reported on Friday by the Norwegian daily Aftenposten."