[JTND] More on Linux Will Broaden OS Choices

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>>>On Sun, 23 Feb 2003 10:30:54 +0900
>>>In the message "Re: [JTND] Yomiuri Editorial: Linux Will Broaden OS Choices"
>>>Martyn_Williams@idg.com wrote:

> Saturday, February 22, 2003
> Bill Gates To Promote Windows Over Linux On Japan Visit
> TOKYO (Nikkei)--Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp., will begin a
> two-day visit here Tuesday to tour government ministries and agencies in an
> effort to tout the advantages of his company's Windows operating system
> over Linux, an open-source platform offered free over the Internet, sources
> familiar with the matter said.

> His itinerary will include visits to government offices involved in the
> so-called e-Japan project to promote advanced information technology so
> that the Microsoft chief can recommend use of Windows in information
> systems operated by central and local governments.

> On Tuesday, Gates will meet with Takeo Hiranuma, minister of economy, trade
> and industry, and Toranosuke Katayama, minister of telecommunications, and
> attend the e-Japan special committee of the ruling Liberal Democratic
> Party. He will also hold talks with other cabinet ministers on Wednesday.

> (snip)

> (The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Sunday edition)

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