"Just a Ploy" PLOY ? Maybe. [LWN.net]

"Just a Ploy" PLOY ? Maybe.

Posted Jan 12, 2004 10:35 UTC (Mon) by guybar (guest, #798)
In reply to: "Just a Ploy" PLOY by AnswerGuy
Parent article: Suddenly, competition is in (Haaretz)

I believe that the jury is still out on this. It may be that there are people in the Israelly MoF which are genuinely convinced that the MS Monopoly is hurting Israel's economy.
(Contrary to popular oppinion, IMHO there are some sharp, well-meaning people in the MoF. Not that they can always have an affect under the existing political and beurocratic constraints.)

However: There are, TTBOMK, no wide-scale adoption, or even explicit plans (in contrast to wishes or declarations) of adoption of OS solutions in Israel's public sector.

This, I believe, should be the indicator for a genuine change in the Israel's administration's priorities.

One should reiterate, however, that it is not at all certain that the MoF will be able to enact such changes even if its decision makers are convinced it's the right thing to do. Israel's beurocracy can have immense inertia, and our politicians and public sector are no more immune to the influence of money than in other democracies.

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