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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 9:20 am
Post subject: [News] [Rival] Two of Microsoft's Convicted Monopolists Lobby Obama, Visit His House
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"As part of President Obama's commitment to government transparency, we are providing
records of White House visitors on an ongoing basis online."

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/disclosures/visitor-records

Bill Gates' mystery Obama visit

,----[ Quote ]
| What exactly did Bill Gates discuss with
| Barack Obama in the Oval Office in March?
|
| [...]
|
| For the record, Steve Ballmer is also on
| the list of White House visitors, but it
| doesn't look like the Microsoft CEO got
| any face-to-face POTUS time of his own.
`----

http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/10/bill_gates_mystery_obama_visi...tml?ana


Recent:

Microsoft spent $1.9M lobbying gov't in 2Q

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/08/24/business-technology-hardware...p-equip
microsoft-lobbying_6808591.html


Microsoft's 'Edge' With Obama

,----[ Quote ]
| Reports that President Obama will be able to keep his BlackBerry likely
| provoked smiles in Waterloo, Canada--and frowns in Redmond, Wash.
|
| [...]
|
| First, of course, Obama needs to use the device. Microsoft is optimistic that
| he will. "We have a whole group working with the Executive Office of the
| President," says Siegel. "We've had various conversations with the right
| people about this. Everyone would like him to use the device that everyone
| agrees is most secure."
`----

http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/technology/100161887-1-
microsoft%2527s-%2527edge%2527-obama.html
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