not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agopublic services of an entire german state switches from Microsoft to open source (Libreoffice, Linux, Nextcloud, Thunderbird)euro-stack.comexternal-linkmessage-square256fedilinkarrow-up11.6Karrow-down110file-text
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minus-squaregamer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·5 days agoDidn’t the Trump admin suspend enforcement of foreign anti-bribery laws? Microsoft just has to write a check to the right person to kill this.
minus-squareTuukka R@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoBreaking anti-bribery laws of a country is illegal, no matter whether they are enforced in some other country or not. Of course Microsoft can break the law and then keep paying large fines until they decide to no longer break the law.
Didn’t the Trump admin suspend enforcement of foreign anti-bribery laws? Microsoft just has to write a check to the right person to kill this.
Breaking anti-bribery laws of a country is illegal, no matter whether they are enforced in some other country or not. Of course Microsoft can break the law and then keep paying large fines until they decide to no longer break the law.