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[David Carpenter]

Thanks Brian

The Microsoft stuff is in the broadcast - but not the latest news
about them backing down on licencing. For the other items, I'll carry
them over for the next broadcast and see if they are still relevant
then.

Appreciate the work/help - thanks Brian.

David

On 7 March 2013 11:48, Brian <bradlug at techchico.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> As an update to the page of news I sent you:-
> Microsoft:
> They've been forced to back down over licensing terms for Office 2013 that I
> featured in the news items.
>
> They've been fined £487 million  by EU regulators for not including the
> browser choice window when it issued Service Pack 1 for Windows 7, meaning
> it wasn't shown for 18 months.
>
> Raspberry Pi:
> Out of about one million sold no more than 300,000 went to kids.
>
> O2 (Telefonica UK):
> O2 has sold its broadband business, including BE, to Sky for about £180
> million. All customers to be automatically be transferred to the new owners.
> This makes Sky the second only to Virgin as the largest broadband provider
> in the UK. O2 bought BE, in 2006, for £50 million and have grown the
> business to make a tidy profit.
>
>
> Brian
>
>
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>
> Brian
>
>
>
>  tough licensing terms in Office 2013, has accidentally priced Windows 8 Pro
> at £45, and been fined £487 million by the EU over the missing browser
> ballot
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