House of Commons requires Microsoft

[Dave Cramer]

Even worse you can't load your tim card on a Mac ;)


Dave Cramer
VP Software Development
Visible Assets Inc.
www.visibleassets.com



On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 11:06 AM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/mps-cant-buy-ipads-on-taxpayer-dime/article1913814/>
>
> MPs are not allowed to expense iPads.  The reason: they aren't
> from Microsoft.  Wow.
>
> Note: iPads can fit into an MS ecosystem: just run iTunes software under
> Windows.  They don't fit into a Linux ecosystem nearly as well.
>
> What hope does Linux have in such a bizarre environment.
>
> PS: I would reluctantly understand "we don't support".  I don't understand
> "you cannot expense".  Surely MPs ought to be treated as adults.
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